[1] The act also provided that the "Comptroller General shall investigate, at the seat of government or elsewhere, all matters relating to the receipt, disbursement, and application of public funds, and shall make to the President when requested by him, and to Congress... recommendations looking to greater economy or efficiency in public expenditures.

"[2][3][4] The comptroller general is appointed for fifteen years by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate per 31 U.S.C. § 703.

The comptroller general has the responsibility to audit the financial statements that the treasury secretary and the Office of Management and Budget director present to the Congress and the president.

"[5] The current comptroller general is Eugene Louis Dodaro, who assumed office on December 22, 2010.

[6] On February 15, 2008, Walker announced that he was resigning from GAO to head The Peter G. Peterson Foundation.