US Government Accountability Office

The U.S. Government Accountability Office supports the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and helps improve the performance and accountability of the federal government for the benefit of citizen in the United States. It is an independent, nonpartisan agency that investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. Founded in 1921, the agency has a work force of more than 3,000 employees. The U.S. Government Accountability Office maintains offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. It provides correspondence, reports, testimonies, decisions and opinions to the media and the public. The agency's operates through the office of general counsel, which offers a variety of legal services.