Gene Dodaro is the head of GAO, the Comptroller General of the United States. He was appointed to a 15-year term by President Obama from a slate of candidates proposed in a bipartisan fashion by Congress. As Comptroller General, Mr. Dodaro helps oversee the development and issuance of hundreds of reports and testimonies each year to various committees and individual Members of Congress. These and other GAO products have led to hearings and legislation, billions of dollars in taxpayer savings, and improvements to a wide range of government programs and services.

“Our mission and the reason we exist is to support the Congress in carrying out their very important Constitutional responsibilities. These include appropriating funds, legislating the laws, providing oversight to make sure that our system of checks and balances and the Constitution works, having the legislative branch oversee the executive branch operations. And we also exist to enhance the performance and accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people.” Gene Dodaro, Comptroller of the United States (GAO)