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Sacramento airport applies to use private contractors for security screeners
May 12, 2012

Dana Milbank: Obama is taking politicking to a new level of queasiness
May 02, 2012

Editorial: Area leaders bend Washington's ear
April 25, 2012

GAO will ask questions of California's high-speed rail plan
March 08, 2012

GOP, Democrats have competing visions of Calif. rail study
January 04, 2012

Capitol Alert: Darrell Steinberg wants digital library of free textbooks
December 13, 2011

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U.S. Government May Make $15B on AIG
May 08, 2012 | Newsy.com

Government Auditors Critical of a Medicare Program
April 23, 2012 | Newsy.com

Report Shows Taxpayer Money Wasted
February 29, 2012 | WTTG FOX 5 Washington, DC

Government Accountability Office Wikipedia Information

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress, and thus an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government.The GAO was established as the General Accounting Office by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 (, , June 101921). This Act required the head of GAO to "investigate,...

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Boxer Praises President Obama for Protecting Veterans from Deceptive Marketing Practices
April 30, 2012
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 27, 2012 - U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), co-chair of the Senate Military Family Caucus, today praised President Obama for directing...

GAO Study Highlights Trends in Pension Reform, Challenges Nationwide
April 04, 2012
A new study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office provides additional insight into the challenges facing not only California’s pension system, but also...

GAO Report Finds Feds Not Managing Own E-Waste Responsibly
March 20, 2012
March 20, 2012 - A new report, "ELECTRONIC WASTE: Actions Needed to Provide Assurance That Used Federal Electronics Are Disposed of in an Environmentally...

Senators Seek Study on Voter ID Laws
March 02, 2012
Feb. 29, 2012 - A group of U.S. senators have asked the Government Accountability Office to study the "alarming number" of new state laws that will make it...

BLM Funding Targets Wild Horse and Burro Habitat Improvements
March 23, 2012
March 22, 2012 - As part of the Bureau of Land Management's ongoing effort to engage volunteers in the stewardship of U.S. public lands, BLM Director Bob Abbey...

Robert Alvarez: No Nuclear Nirvana on the Horizon
March 05, 2012
March 5, 2012 - Is the nuclear drought over? When the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently approved two new nuclear reactors near Augusta, Georgia, the...

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Plan to purge rail emails draws fire
May 20, 2012 | FresnoBee.com: Local
The U.S. Government Accountability Office is investigating, too. Read comments ...

Obama to discuss economy, take time to stump in visit to Iowa next week
May 18, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The Republican National Committee asked the Government Accountability Office to check into his travel. The fact that there's an official event in Iowa along with the campaign...

House measure on F- 16s gains ground
May 18, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The legislation would require the Air Force to finish the analysis by October, with a review by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office within 120 days of its completion...

Congressional panel OKs plan to keep jets in Iowa
May 18, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The Government Accountability Office would review the study. The full House now will vote on the measure. On Friday, the House also approved an amendment by Democratic Rep....

Another U. S. House panel votes to shield Des Moines' - - 132nd Fighter Wing
May 17, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The legislation would require the Air Force to finish the analysis by October, with a review by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office within 120 days of its completion...

Government study finds flaws in government study of cost of government studies
May 13, 2012 | michellemalkin.com
Now the Government Accountability Office has reviewed the Pentagon's study and concluded in a report this week that it's a flop. The study of a study of studies began in 2010...

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GAO, Government Accountability Office issues study to study federal studies (may 14, 2012)
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