"One of an agency leader's worst fears is getting put on the high risk list of federal programs that are especially vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement or are in need of transformation. That list is compiled at the start of each new Congress by the Government Accountability Office, an agency within the legislative branch that issues reports on the performance of federal programs and makes suggestions on how agencies can improve their effectiveness and efficiency."
"After he retires at the end of the month, Congress will establish a bipartisan, bicameral commission to recommend replacements to the president, who will then nominate a candidate subject to Senate confirmation. Sarah Kaczmarek, managing director of GAO's Office of Public Affairs, has confirmed that the agency will be led in the interim by Chief Operating Officer Orice Williams Brown."
The Government Accountability Office maintains a high-risk list of federal programs vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement, or needing transformation. The list is compiled at the start of each Congress and supports recommendations to improve agency effectiveness and efficiency. Gene Dodaro led GAO since 2008 and influenced federal responses to the 2008 financial crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and various security challenges. Dodaro will retire at month-end, triggering a congressional bipartisan, bicameral commission to recommend replacements for presidential nomination and Senate confirmation, with Orice Williams Brown serving as interim leader. GAO oversight can produce tensions over issues such as impoundments.
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