Terminology Service: SST: Government Accountability Office

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Government Accountability Office

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The Government Accountability Office, better known as the GAO, began life in 1921 as Congress's official accountants and auditors. Until 2004, the agency was officially known as the General Accounting Office. [Source: Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z; Government Accountability Office]

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accounting ethics
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U.S. government organizations

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organizations

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