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The current head of the GA0 GAO is [[David M. Walker]]. According to his official biography he "became the seventh Comptroller General of the United States and began his 15-year term when he took his oath of office on November 9nonpartisan, 1998. As Comptroller General, Mr. Walker is the nation's chief accountability officer and head investigative arm of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a legislative branch agency Congress. It was founded in 1921. GAO's , and its mission is "to support the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and to help improve the performance and assure ensure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. Over the years, " The GAO has earned a reputation for professional objectiveconducts audits and authors reports, fact-basedat the request of members of Congress, to meet legislative and nonpartisan reviews Congressional committee requirements, or under the authority of government issues and operationsits head, the Comptroller General. <ref name="about">"[http://www.gao.gov/cghomeabout/dwbiogindex.htmlAbout GAO]," GAO website, accessed January 2009.</ref>

==Personnel==* Acting Comptroller General [[Gene L. Dodaro]] (as of March 2008) <ref>"[http://www.gao.gov/cghome/gdbiog.html Gene L. Dodaro Biography]," GAO website, accessed January 2009.</ref>* Former Comptroller General [[David M. Walker]] (November 1998 - March 2008) [http://www.gao.gov/cghome/dwbiog.html] ==Contactinformation==

Washington, DC 20548<br>By phonePhone: (202) 512-3000 (Locator)<br>By emailEmail: webmaster@gao.gov<br>URLWebsite: http://www.gao.gov ==Articles and resources== ===Related SourceWatch articles===* [[David M. Walker]] ===References===<references/<br>

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==Articles=External articles===*John W. Dean, "[http://writ.corporate.findlaw.com/dean/20030214.html The General Accounting Office Drops Its Suit Against Vice President Cheney: Given This Development, What's Next?]," FindLaw, February 14, 2003.