The GAO Review, Spring 1972

Abstract

We in the General Accounting Office are constantly striving to expand our capacity to audit the affairs of Federal agencies. As independent auditors in the Federal Government, we are accountable to the Congress for examining the programs, operations, and financial transactions of all Federal agencies. The Spring 1972 issue of The GAO Review contains the following articles: GAO Auditing in the Seventies - Elmer B. Stats, Utilizing Engineering Principles in Auditing - Gerard J. Marks, Delphi-Systematic Opinion-Gathering - James P. Wright, Using the Time-Sharing Computer in Management Reviews - Greg Donnellon and Ginger Eastin, Using Test Decks in Financial Audit Work - Daniel C. White, Arley R. Whitsell, and James W. Bynum, Reporting on Major Weapon Systems - Lester C. Farrington, Jr. , A Commonsense Approach to Questionnaires - J. Thomas Luter, You Haven't Been Selected for the Military's Industrial College? - Karl E. Diebel, Don't Be So Sensitive - Eugene G. Horwitz, Reorganization In GAO, New Responsibilities for GAO Relating to Federal Elections, Central Audit of Transportation Bills by GAO, From GAO Speeches, News and Notes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD1172903

Entities

People

  • Elmer B. Staats

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Computer Programs
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Federal Budgets
  • Financial Management
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History