General Accounting Office

American  

noun

U.S. Government.

1. an independent auditing and accounting agency that assists Congress and government departments and agencies and settles claims for the federal government. GAO

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Example Sentences

The Grace Commission made proposals it said would save almost $300 billion over three years, though the Congressional Budget Office and General Accounting Office estimated only about one-third of that amount would be saved.

From Los Angeles Times

According to a recent General Accounting Office report on SAF, “U.S. airlines have outlined potential risks to the airline industry if it is viewed as not sufficiently reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and other climate impacts. One such risk is that consumers may avoid flying, where possible, to reduce their own ‘carbon footprint.’

From Seattle Times

The result, a General Accounting Office 1977 report noted, was that food waste prevention was an activity that “did not justify the economic expenditure necessary to reduce loss.”

From Seattle Times

According to a 2002 report from the General Accounting Office, now known as the Government Accountability Office, the Pentagon had more than 178,000 M21 mines stockpiled at the time.

From New York Times

Perhaps the most significant critique of such separations came in 1978 when the federal government's General Accounting Office, now known as the Government Accountability Office, released a report that called for ending the practice.

From Salon