Download or read book Summary of GAO's Performance and Financial Information Fiscal Year 2009 written by Gene L. Dodaro and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents the highlights of the Government Accountability Office¿s (GAO) FY 2009 Performance and Accountability Report. The GAO is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the Congress. To fulfill its mission, GAO organizes and manages its resources to support four broad strategic goals: helping to address challenges to the well-being and economic security of the American people, U.S. national and homeland security efforts, and modernizing government to meet current and emerging issues. In FY 2009, GAO identified $43 billion in financial benefits -- and over 1,300 improvements in laws and government programs and operations. Charts and tables.