Government Accountability Office's Role in Helping to Ensure Accountability and Transparency

GAO Seeks the Public’s Help in Fighting Waste, Fraud, Abuse or Mismanagement of Recovery Act Funds

Reports

Recovery Act: Increasing the Public's Understanding of What Funds Are Being Spent on and What Outcomes Are Expected
Source: Government Accountability Office (May 2010)

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Recovery Act: Funds Continue to Provide Fiscal Relief to States and Localities, While Accountability and Reporting Challenges

Need to Be Fully Addressed

Source: Government Accountability Office (September 2009)

Recovery Act: States' and Localities' Current and Planned Uses of Funds While Facing Fiscal Stresses

Source: Government Accountability Officce (September 10, 2009)

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Recovery Act:  GAO's Efforts to Work with the Accountability Community to Help Ensure Effective and Efficient Oversight

Source: Government Accountability Office (May 5, 2009)

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Recovery Act: As Initial Implementation Unfolds in States and Localities, Continued Attention to Accountability Issues Is Essential

Source: Government Accountability Office (April 23, 2009)

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Promoting Accountability and Transparency in Government

Source: Government Accountability Office (March 23, 2009)

News Articles

Stimulus Spending Gets a Slow Start, GAO Finds

GAO says states need federal help tracking stimulus dollars

Watchdog agency establishes stimulus fraud hot line

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