This is GAO's summary of the Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2014. Mission: The Government Accountability Office, the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the Congress, exists to support the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and to help improve the performance and ensure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American

Presented is GAO's performance and accountability report for fiscal year 2008. In the spirit of the Government Performance and Results Act, this annual report informs the Congress and the American people about what we have achieved on their behalf. The financial information and the data measuring GAO's performance contained in this report are complete and reliable.

This report has been superseded by GAO-06-394SP, GAO's International Protocols January 2006. This document contains the protocols governing the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) work that has international components or implications. These protocols are intended to provide clearly defined and transparent policies and practices on how GAO will interact with U.S. federal departments and

This is an insert to GAO's publication, Serving the Congress and the Nation, describing the role, functions, and responsibilities of GAO's Financial Management and Assurance team.

This report describes GAO's performance measures, results, and accountability processes for fiscal year 2016. In assessing our performance, we compared actual results against targets and goals that were set in our annual performance plan and performance budget and were developed to help carry out our strategic plan. An overview of our annual measures and targets for 2016 is available (http://www.

The financial benefits attributable to our work cannot always be fully measured. However, our records show that savings identified during fiscal year 1968, which were attributable to the work of the Genet-al Accounting Office, amounted to $232.8 million. Of this amount, $19.6 million consisted of collections and $213.2 million represented other measurable savings. Approximately $30 million of the

The purpose of this report is to provide the Congress with a convenient summary showing the nature, extent, and variety of matter examined by the General Accounting Office in carrying out its audit responsibilities. These responsibilities are derived from the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, and other laws which require us to independently examine for the Congress the manner in which Government d

This report is a compilation of General Accounting Office findings and recommendations for improving Government operations. These findings and recommendations relate, for the most part, to the fiscal year 1960. The compilation also describes the actions taken by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government as a result of these recommendations. The purpose of this report is to provide a