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                BlogSearch 2024 Yellow Book Revision


  Updating the Standards for Government Auditing


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  Our work yields $70.4 billion in FY 2023


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  Our Duplication & Cost Savings Report


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            WASHINGTON (April 15, 2024) The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is seeking nominations for five positions on its Tribal and Indigenous Advisory Council . The Council was formed in 2022 to...
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            WASHINGTON (February 16, 2024) – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is again unable to determine if the federal government’s consolidated financial statements are reliable. This year’s audit...U.S. Government Accountability Office metal seal
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