General Accounting Office Law and Legal Definition
According to 31 USCS § 702, the General Accounting Office [Government Accountability Office] is an instrumentality of the United States Government independent of the executive departments.
(a) The head of the Office is the Comptroller General of the United States. The Office has a Deputy Comptroller General of the United States.
(b) The Comptroller General may adopt a seal for the Office.
