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Also per <a href="/wiki/Title_31_of_the_United_States_Code" title="Title 31 of the United States Code">31 U.S.C.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/703">§ 703</a> when the office of comptroller general is to become vacant the current comptroller general must appoint an executive or employee of the GAO to serve as the acting comptroller general until such time as a new comptroller general is appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. </p><p>The comptroller general has the responsibility to audit the financial statements that the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Treasury" title="United States Secretary of the Treasury">treasury secretary</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Management_and_Budget" title="Office of Management and Budget">Office of Management and Budget</a> director present to the Congress and the president. For every fiscal year since 1996, when consolidated financial statements began, the comptroller general has refused to endorse the accuracy of the consolidated figures for the federal budget, citing "(1) serious financial management problems at the Department of Defense, (2) the federal government’s inability to adequately account for and reconcile intragovernmental activity and balances between federal agencies, and (3) the federal government’s ineffective process for preparing the consolidated financial statements."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The current comptroller general is <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Louis_Dodaro" class="mw-redirect" title="Eugene Louis Dodaro">Eugene Louis Dodaro</a>, who assumed office on December 22, 2010. He was preceded by <a href="/wiki/David_M._Walker_(U.S._Comptroller_General)" title="David M. Walker (U.S. Comptroller General)">David M. Walker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 15, 2008, Walker announced that he was resigning from GAO to head <a href="/wiki/The_Peter_G._Peterson_Foundation" title="The Peter G. Peterson Foundation">The Peter G. Peterson Foundation</a>. Eugene Louis Dodaro became acting comptroller general of the United States on March 13, 2008, and was subsequently appointed by the president on September 22, 2010, and confirmed by the Senate on December 22, 2010, as the comptroller general. Dodaro was sworn in at a ceremony at the GAO on December 30, 2010. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_U.S._comptrollers_general">List of U.S. comptrollers general</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Comptroller_General_of_the_United_States&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of U.S. comptrollers general"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Image </th> <th scope="col">Comptroller General </th> <th scope="col">Term of service </th> <th scope="col">Appointing president </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Raymond_McCarl_-_Comptroller_General_of_the_United_States_-_circa_1921_to_1936.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/John_Raymond_McCarl_-_Comptroller_General_of_the_United_States_-_circa_1921_to_1936.jpg/80px-John_Raymond_McCarl_-_Comptroller_General_of_the_United_States_-_circa_1921_to_1936.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="94" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/John_Raymond_McCarl_-_Comptroller_General_of_the_United_States_-_circa_1921_to_1936.jpg/120px-John_Raymond_McCarl_-_Comptroller_General_of_the_United_States_-_circa_1921_to_1936.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/John_Raymond_McCarl_-_Comptroller_General_of_the_United_States_-_circa_1921_to_1936.jpg/160px-John_Raymond_McCarl_-_Comptroller_General_of_the_United_States_-_circa_1921_to_1936.jpg 2x" data-file-width="418" data-file-height="493" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/John_R._McCarl" title="John R. McCarl">John R. McCarl</a> </th> <td>July 1, 1921 – June 30, 1936<sup id="cite_ref-Rpt1967_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rpt1967-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warren_G._Harding" title="Warren G. Harding">Warren G. Harding</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fred_H._Brown_(20383297920).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Fred_H._Brown_%2820383297920%29.jpg/80px-Fred_H._Brown_%2820383297920%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Fred_H._Brown_%2820383297920%29.jpg/120px-Fred_H._Brown_%2820383297920%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Fred_H._Brown_%2820383297920%29.jpg/160px-Fred_H._Brown_%2820383297920%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4912" data-file-height="6169" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Fred_H._Brown" title="Fred H. Brown">Fred H. Brown</a> </th> <td>April 11, 1939 – June 19, 1940<sup id="cite_ref-Rpt1967_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rpt1967-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lindsay_C._Warren_(20383297900).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Lindsay_C._Warren_%2820383297900%29.jpg/80px-Lindsay_C._Warren_%2820383297900%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Lindsay_C._Warren_%2820383297900%29.jpg/120px-Lindsay_C._Warren_%2820383297900%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Lindsay_C._Warren_%2820383297900%29.jpg/160px-Lindsay_C._Warren_%2820383297900%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4444" data-file-height="5998" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Carter_Warren" class="mw-redirect" title="Lindsay Carter Warren">Lindsay Carter Warren</a> </th> <td>November 1, 1940 – April 30, 1954<sup id="cite_ref-Rpt1967_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rpt1967-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joseph_Campbell_(20383297880).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Joseph_Campbell_%2820383297880%29.jpg/80px-Joseph_Campbell_%2820383297880%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Joseph_Campbell_%2820383297880%29.jpg/120px-Joseph_Campbell_%2820383297880%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Joseph_Campbell_%2820383297880%29.jpg/160px-Joseph_Campbell_%2820383297880%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4720" data-file-height="6296" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Campbell_(accountant)" title="Joseph Campbell (accountant)">Joseph Campbell</a> </th> <td>December 14, 1954 – July 31, 1965<sup id="cite_ref-Rpt1967_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rpt1967-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Elmer_B._Staats_(20383297860).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Elmer_B._Staats_%2820383297860%29.jpg/80px-Elmer_B._Staats_%2820383297860%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Elmer_B._Staats_%2820383297860%29.jpg/120px-Elmer_B._Staats_%2820383297860%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Elmer_B._Staats_%2820383297860%29.jpg/160px-Elmer_B._Staats_%2820383297860%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4912" data-file-height="6743" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Elmer_B._Staats" title="Elmer B. Staats">Elmer B. Staats</a> </th> <td>March 8, 1966 – March 3, 1981<sup id="cite_ref-Rpt1967_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rpt1967-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_A._Bowsher_(20383297820).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Charles_A._Bowsher_%2820383297820%29.jpg/80px-Charles_A._Bowsher_%2820383297820%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Charles_A._Bowsher_%2820383297820%29.jpg/120px-Charles_A._Bowsher_%2820383297820%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Charles_A._Bowsher_%2820383297820%29.jpg/160px-Charles_A._Bowsher_%2820383297820%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4912" data-file-height="6998" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bowsher" title="Charles Bowsher">Charles Bowsher</a> </th> <td>1981–1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_M._Walker_(20383297790).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/David_M._Walker_%2820383297790%29.jpg/80px-David_M._Walker_%2820383297790%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/David_M._Walker_%2820383297790%29.jpg/120px-David_M._Walker_%2820383297790%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/David_M._Walker_%2820383297790%29.jpg/160px-David_M._Walker_%2820383297790%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4912" data-file-height="7360" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/David_M._Walker_(U.S._Comptroller_General)" title="David M. Walker (U.S. Comptroller General)">David M. Walker</a> </th> <td>November 9, 1998 – March 12, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eugene_Louis_Dodaro_2005.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Eugene_Louis_Dodaro_2005.jpg/80px-Eugene_Louis_Dodaro_2005.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Eugene_Louis_Dodaro_2005.jpg/120px-Eugene_Louis_Dodaro_2005.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Eugene_Louis_Dodaro_2005.jpg/160px-Eugene_Louis_Dodaro_2005.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1506" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span> </td> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Gene_Dodaro" title="Gene Dodaro">Gene Dodaro</a> </th> <td>December 22, 2010 – present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div 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