Overview of the Government Accountability Office

This video provides an overview of The Government Accountability Office (GAO) goals and operations, including the agency’s responsibilities, core values, organizational structure, engagement process, and accomplishments.

GAO is known as “the investigative arm of Congress” and “the congressional watchdog.” GAO supports the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and helps improve the performance and accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. When GAO has investigated the government agencies which regulate various aspects of dental amalgam they have found mismanagement, fraud, and a suppression of science.