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U.S. Comptroller General Walker talked about Congressional oversight of Iraq, the federal deficit, and private contractors. He also talked about U.S. war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan. The …

Administration and Defense Department officials testified about business systems and financial reforms in department accounting methods, auditing procedures for military program expenditures…

Comptroller General Walker delivered the luncheon address at the Institute’s National Conference on Federal Taxes. He talked about the challenges of planning for retirement amid rising budge…

Comptroller General Walker made a special presentation during a conference on congressional oversight of the executive branch and evaluation of Congress' oversight capability. Topics include…

Comptroller General of the United States David Walker released the Government Accountability Office’s summary report of Hurricane Katrina recovery and reconstruction efforts, including new r…

Mr. Walker spoke on the topic “The Growing Fiscal Imbalance” at the Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update Conference of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He focus…

Witnesses testified about the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan outlined by the Department of Defense in December 2005. They talked about accountability practices used by…

Advisory Panel members and other experts testified about proposed reforms of the federal tax code. Topics included the Alternate Minimum Tax, simplification of the individual tax form, tax b…

Witnesses testified about Air Force procurement programs for the F-22 fighter program, a recent report by the Institute for Defense Analysis on expansion of the program, technical problems f…

The Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations held an oversight hearing to examine the accuracy and reliability of cost projections f…

David Walker talked about the cost estimates of the global war on terrorism. He testified before a House Government Reform subcommittee on the subject on Tuesday, July 18, 2006. He also resp…

A hearing on evolving a national strategy for victory in Iraq focused on a recent Government Accountability Office report critical of several aspects of the Bush administration’s Iraq policy…

The House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, held an oversight hearing to examine the status of Iraq’s reconstruction, govern…

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University released its 7th Annual Performance Report Scorecard, ranking the 24 largest federal agencies according to the quality of disclosure in their p…

David Walker, Comptroller General of the United States and director of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, gave a luncheon address at the annual Spring Forum of the National Council o…

Telephone lines were open for comments on the question “what is a journalist?” The program was telecast live from the National Press Club’s new broadcast operations center. Comptroller G…

Officials testified about emergency preparedness and national flood insurance programs. Among the topics they addressed were the devastation brought to Gulf Coast communities by hurricanes R…