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Comptroller General of the United States

The comptroller general of the United States is the director of the Government Accountability Office (GAO, formerly known as the General Accounting Office), a legislative-branch agency established by Congress in 1921 to ensure the fiscal and managerial accountability of the federal government.

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Appointer
President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate
Constituting instrument
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
First holder
John R. McCarl
Formation
1921
Term length
15 years
Type
Director · Comptroller

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Comptroller General of the United States

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Comptroller General of the United States

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related to overview · 18
Comptroller General of the United States → Accounting Act, Also, Budget, Comptroller General, Congress, Defense, Department, For, GAO, General Accounting Office, Government, Management, Office, President, Senate, The, The Budget, United States
Type · 2
Comptroller General of the United States → Comptroller, Director
Appointer · 1
Comptroller General of the United States → President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate
Constituting instrument · 1
Comptroller General of the United States → Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
First holder · 1
Comptroller General of the United States → John R. McCarl
Formation · 1
Comptroller General of the United States → 1921
Term length · 1
Comptroller General of the United States → 15 years
Website · 1
Comptroller General of the United States → Official website
is a · 1
Comptroller General of the United States → director of the Government Accountability Office

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comptroller general office gao president united states senate government director budget accounting 1921 congress december dodaro acting also act accountability

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Comptroller General of the United StatesAppointerPresident of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate1.00infobox
Comptroller General of the United StatesConstituting instrumentBudget and Accounting Act of 19211.00infobox
Comptroller General of the United StatesFirst holderJohn R. McCarl1.00infobox
Comptroller General of the United StatesFormation19211.00infobox
Comptroller General of the United StatesTerm length15 years1.00infobox
Comptroller General of the United StatesTypeDirector1.00infobox
Comptroller General of the United StatesTypeComptroller1.00infobox
Comptroller General of the United StatesWebsiteOfficial website1.00infobox
Comptroller General of the United Statesis adirector of the Government Accountability Office0.90text
Comptroller General of the United Statesrelated to overviewThe Budget0.60section
Comptroller General of the United Statesrelated to overviewAccounting Act0.60section
Comptroller General of the United Statesrelated to overviewGovernment0.60section

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