This is a summary of GAO's performance and financial information for fiscal year 2016. 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 p

This is a summary of GAO's performance and financial information for fiscal year 2015. 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 p

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In fiscal year 2008, GAO met or exceeded all mission-related targets by, for example, identifying $58.1 billion in financial benefits--a return of $114 for every dollar GAO spent--and nearly 1,400 improvements in government programs and operations. The rate at which GAO's recommendations were implemented by federal agencies or the Congress rose to 83 percent, and over two-thirds of the products i

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.

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GAO seeks to assist the Congress in improving the economy, efficiency, effectiveness, ethics, and equity within the federal government. The Comptroller General considers these important principles in connection with all of his decision making relating to GAO. Furthermore, because GAO audits, investigates, and evaluates others, it seeks to "lead by example" in every major management area, includin

GAO is a key tool for the Congress as it works to improve economy, efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and ethics within the federal government. To better meet the needs of the Congress, GAO has transformed itself to provide a range of key oversight, insight, and foresight services while "leading by example" in transforming how government should do business. GAO's oversight work has traditionally

There is a need for fundamental and dramatic reform to address what the government does, how it does business, and who will do the government's business. Our support to the Congress will likely prove even more critical because of the pressures created by our nation's current and projected budget deficit and growing long-term fiscal imbalance. Also, as we face current and projected supply and dema