GAO: Working for Good Government Since 1921
This article, written by the agency's historian to commemorate GAO's 80th anniversary, shows how the agency's leaders and employees have adapted to changing times over the years.
- Chapter 1, Introduction
- Chapter 2, John R. McCarl: A Tenacious Financial Watchdog, 1921-1936
- Chapter 3, Lindsay C. Warren: Challenges and Change, 1940-1945
- Chapter 4, The Shift to Comprehensive Auditing, 1945-1954
- Chapter 5, Joseph Campbell: Economy and Efficiency Audits, 1954-1965
- Chapter 6, Elmer B. Staats: Broadening GAO's Work, 1966-1981
- Chapter 7, Charles A. Bowsher: Expanding GAO's Work and Improving Federal Financial Management, 1981-1996
- Chapter 8, David M. Walker: Supporting Congress and Making GAO a Model Organization for the Government, 1998 to 2008
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