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Congressional Support Agencies: The Role of the General Accounting Office

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 10, 1993
Report No. T-OPP-93-1
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Summary:

This testimony examines the mission of the General Accounting Office and how the agency helps Congress discharge its legislative, oversight, and appropriations responsibilities. The Comptroller General (1) discusses how GAO differs from its sister congressional support agencies and the Inspectors General; (2) presents statistics on GAO work load, productivity, and impact; (3) touches on how GAO work has alerted Congress to emerging problems, such as the thrift crisis and Pentagon underestimates of weapons program costs; and (4) explores recent agency changes, such as personnel downsizing, computer and facilities modernization, and the development of external review.

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