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Oct 2020
39m 30s

Checks and Balances: The Role of Auditor...

Center For Strategic And International Studies
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Gene Dodaro is the comptroller general of the United States government and head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Established by Congress as a watchdog, the GAO is the one organization that forces truthfulness and accountability across the federal government. In this session, Dodaro discusses the critical role of independent oversight as a found ... Show More
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