Government Operations


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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.










Report to Congress


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Activities of the Administrative Office


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Administrative Office of the United States Courts


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The Federal Judiciary


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The Fed. judiciary consists of the Supreme Court, 12 circuit courts of appeals, 94 district courts, 92 bankruptcy courts, the Court of Internat. Trade, the Court of Appeals for the Fed. circuit, & the Court of Fed. Claims. The FY Ô96 budget is $3.3 billion, & it employs 28,000 persons. This report reviews the internal oversight of admin. operations within the Fed. judiciary, including those of local courts. Examines how the Admin. Office of the U.S. Courts assesses the efficiency of local courts & promotes the use of efficient admin. practices within the judiciary.