Comptroller General of the United States

Comptroller General of the United States of America
Seal of the United States Government Accountability Office
Incumbent Gene Dodaro since March 13, 2008
Term length	15 years
Formation	1921
Website	www.gao.gov/about/comptroller-general/

The comptroller general of the United States is the director of the Government Accountability Office (GAO, formerly known as the General Accounting Office), a legislative-branch agency established by Congress in 1921 to ensure the fiscal and managerial accountability of the federal government.