Contact Amanda Farnan Press Secretary (774) 571–3639 afarnan@ourpublicservice.org Recounting how far GAO has come in 100 years July 15, 2021 The Budget and Accounting Act is 100 years old, and so is the Government Accountability Office — formerly called the General Accounting Office. The agency, part of Congress, has come a long way from its origins in bean counting. Federal Drive with Tom Temin got a brief overview from the GAO’s Chief Operating Officer Kate Siggerud.
