미국 감사원장은 임기가 15년

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미국 감사원장은 임기가 15년

감사원은 국회 산하. 대통령이 원장을 임명은 하지만 해임은 못해. 한국의 감사원도 국회 밑으로 와야.

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 미국의 감사원(Government Accountability Office (GAO)>은 미 의회 소속이다. 1921년에 만들어졌는데 직원은 3100명이고 연간 예산은 약5억 달러이다. '납세자의 가장 좋은 친구'라고 불리는데, 정부의 예산집행 상황을 조사하여 국회에 보고한다. 감사원장은 임기가 15년이고 중임은 안된다. 8명의 국회 선정위원들이 추천한 3명 이상의 후보중 대통령이 임명한다. 미국 감사원장은 그러나 미국 대통령이 해임할 수 없다. 국회에 의한 탄핵이나 상하원 합동의 결의에 의해서만 파면할 수 있다. 이 경우도 구체적인 과오가 있을 때만 가능하다.
 
  한국의 감사원장은 대통령 직속이다. 감사원이 행정부나 대통령의 잘못을 캐는 데는 여러 가지 제약이 있을 수밖에 없다. 노무현 당시 대통령이 직불제의 문제점을 밝혀낸 감사원을 침묵시킨 혐의를 받고 있다. 국회의 설립 제1목적은 납세자의 권익을 옹호하는 것이다. 당연히 감사원이 국회 밑으로 와야 한다. 국회의원들이 조직의 뒤받침을 받아야 국회의 예산심의가 내실 있게 된다. 예산안을 통과시키는 것이 국회이므로 그 예산이 제대로 쓰였는가를 심의해야 할 기구도 국회여야 한다.
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  Government Accountability Office
 
 
 
  Agency overview
  Formed July 1, 1921
  Headquarters 441 G St., NW
  Washington, D.C. 20548
  Employees 3,100
  Annual Budget $489 million (2007)
  Agency Executive David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States
  Website
  www.gao.gov
 
 
 
  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, eval‎uation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress. It is located in the Legislative branch of the United States Government.
 
  The GAO was established as the General Accounting Office by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 (Pub.L. 67-13, 42 Stat. 20, June 10, 1921). This Act required the head of GAO to "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...and to Congress...reports (and) recommendations looking to greater economy or efficiency in public expenditures" (Sec. 312(a), 42 Stat. 25). According to GAO's current mission statement, the agency exists to support the Congress in meeting its Constitutional responsibilities and to help improve the performance and ensure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. The name was changed in 2004 to better reflect the mission of the office.[1]
 
  The GAO is headed by the Comptroller General of the United States, a professional and non-partisan position in the U.S. Government. The Comptroller General is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a 15-year, non-renewable term. The President selects a nominee from a list of at least three individuals recommended by an 8 member bi-partisan, bicameral commission of congressional leaders. The Comptroller General may not be removed by the President, but only by Congress through impeachment or joint resolution for specific reasons. See Bowsher v. Synar, 478 U.S. 714 (1986). Since 1921, there have been only 7 Comptrollers General, and no formal attempt has ever been made to remove a Comptroller General. The long tenure of the Comptroller General and the manner of appointment and removal gives GAO a continuity of leadership and independence that is rare within government.
 
  Contents [hide]
  1 History
  2 External links
  3 Similar institutions
  4 References
 
 
 
  [edit] History
  From the organization's founding in June 1921, when it was designated as a government establishment independent of the executive branch, until July 2004, GAO was an abbreviation for General Accounting Office. The current name was established as part of the GAO Human Capital Reform Act (Pub.L. 108-271, July 7, 2004).
 
 
  Government Accountability Office headquarters, Washington, D.C.GAO examines the use of public funds, eval‎uates federal programs and activities, and provides analyses, options, recommendations, and other assistance to help Congress make effective oversight, policy, and funding decisions. In this context, GAO works to continuously improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of the federal government through financial audits, program reviews and eval‎uations, analyses, legal opinions, investigations, and other services. The GAO's activities are designed to ensure the executive branch's accountability to the Congress under the Constitution and the government's accountability to the American people.[citation needed]
 
  Over the years, GAO has been referred to as "The Congressional Watchdog" and "The Taxpayers' Best Friend" for its frequent audits and investigative reports that have uncovered waste and inefficiency in government. The news, media, television, electronically-based news sources, and print, often draw attention to GAO's work by doing stories on the findings, conclusions, and/or recommendations in GAO reports. In addition, Members of Congress frequently cite GAO's work in statements to the press, congressional hearings, and floor debates on proposed legislation.
 
  Labor-management relations became fractious during the on-going tenure of the 7th Comptroller General, David M. Walker. On September 19, 2007, GAO analysts voted by a margin of 2 to 1 (897-445), in a 75% turnout, to establish the first union in GAO's 86-year history. The analysts voted to affiliate with the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), a member union of the AFL-CIO. There are more than 1,800 analysts in the GAO analysts bargaining unit. As the Washington Post's Federal Diary columnist, Stephen Barr wrote: "GAO analysts formed the union last year because of concerns about the fairness of a 2005-06 restructuring of compensation practices at the GAO and the way managers conduct performance eval‎uations." (Washington Post, Feb. 12, 2008.) Employees at GAO’s sister agency, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), also are represented by IFPTE.
 
 
  Seal of the General Accounting Office, from 1921 until being renamed in 2004On February 14, 2008, the GAO analysts' union approved its first-ever negotiated pay contract with management; of just over 1,200 votes, 98 percent were in favor of the contract. The contract provided for a minimum increase of 4.5% in permanent pay to all employees performing satisfactorily; it was the largest and most comprehensive adjustment to employee salaries in more than 3 years. The day after the voting took place, the Comptroller General announced that he was resigning from GAO to head the Peter G. Peterson foundation.
 
  Also in 2007 the Partnership for Public Service ranked GAO second on its list of the best places to work in the federal government and Washingtonian magazine included GAO on its 2007 list of great places to work in Washington, a list that encompasses the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Both congressional and employee groups have questioned the methodology used to determine the Partnership rankings.
 
  GAO is a United States government electronic data provider, as all of its reports are available on its website (www.gao.gov), except for certain reports whose distribution is limited to official use in order to protect national and homeland security. The variety of topics reported on range from Federal Budget and Fiscal Issues to Financial Management, Education, Retirement Issues, Defense, Homeland Security, Administration of Justice, Health Care, Information Management and Technology, Natural Resources, Environment, International Affairs, Trade, Financial Markets, Housing, Government Management and Human Capital.
 
  Most GAO studies and reports are initiated by requests from members of Congress, including requests mandated in statute, and so reflect concerns of current political import, but many reports are issued periodically and take a long view of U.S. agencies' operations.[citation needed] Examples of these are the annual Performance and Accountability Series and High Risk Update.
 
  The Government Accountability Office also establishes standards for audits of government organizations, programs, activities, and functions, and of government assistance received by contractors, nonprofit organizations, and other nongovernmental organizations. These standards, often referred to as generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), are to be followed by auditors and audit organizations when required by law, regulation, agreement, contract, or policy. These standards pertain to auditors' professional qualifications, the quality of audit effort, and the characteristics of professional and meaningful audit reports.
 
  Single copies of printed versions of GAO reports can be requested (if you know the publication number of the document) for free via mail, phone, fax or a form on the agency website.
 
 
 

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