The General Accounting Office--How Its Activities Support Better Management of Federal Programs

This article appeared in the GAO Review, Spring 1967. The article is based on a speech given my Mr. Staats before the North Alabama Chapter, American Society for Public Administration, Huntsville, Ala., February 17, 1976. Topics include GAO responsibilities and functions, need for improved financial management, approval of agency accounting systems, GAO auditing and reporting, and the need for improved communication in intergovernmental programs.