Government Accountability Office

→ National Academy of Public Administration institution

collaborated confirmed

Both agencies studied STOCK Act implementation problems and compliance gaps

→ Federal Procurement Data System institution

oversight confirmed

GAO audits and reports on FPDS data quality issues

→ USASpending.gov institution

data source coverage secondary since 2026

No usaspending contracts found for Government Accountability Office in automated database search as of 2026-04-15, reflecting search coverage limits

→ STOCK Act instrument

Mandated Report primary since 2012

The STOCK Act, signed into law on April 4, 2012, required the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to produce a report on political intelligence in financial markets within 12 months of the act's enactment.

→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency

regulatory_filing primary since 2007

Government Accountability Office filed filing with the SEC on 2007-11-02

← Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) government agency

audit / oversight relationship inferential since 2026

OCFO is commonly subject to audits and reports by GAO regarding federal financial management.

← Other Transaction for Other than Commercial Operations (OTFOC) instrument

oversight_body secondary since 2020

GAO conducts periodic reviews of OTFOC usage to assess whether agencies are properly documenting commercial item determinations

← Office of Centralized Acquisition Services (OCAS) government agency

oversight inferential since 2025

GAO would provide oversight of OCAS operations as part of federal procurement oversight responsibilities

← Aladdin System instrument

oversight primary since 2011

GAO Report GAO-11-616 examined Federal Reserve emergency programs including BlackRock's Maiden Lane management but did not audit Aladdin's methodology. GAO Report GAO-21-180 examined SMCCF/PMCCF engagement.

← Committee of Public Accounts institution

comparable_entity inferential since 2026

The Committee of Public Accounts is a UK parliamentary committee analogous to the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) in function of auditing and overseeing public expenditure.

← Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) government agency

oversight primary since 2000

GAO provides oversight of DCMA operations and contract management activities.

← FPDS-NG institution

oversight inferential since 1978

GAO oversees and audits federal procurement data systems including FPDS-NG.

← Fed-Spend organization

oversight secondary since 2026

GAO provides oversight of federal spending data quality reported on Fed-Spend/USASpending.gov.

← SAM.gov institution

oversight inferential since 2026

GAO oversees federal procurement systems including SAM.gov as part of its auditing responsibilities.

← Senate Office of Public Records institution

database_search_subject inferential since 2026

No usaspending contracts found; GAO oversees federal spending data including USASpending.gov where no contracts were found.

← National Security Agency (NSA) institution

oversight_relationship primary since 2015

GAO's access to NSA programs is governed by a negotiated agreement, not statute; GAO has been statutorily denied access to at least 37% of requested NSA operational programs between 2015-2020 under Title 50 classification authority.

← Office of Personnel Management (OPM) institution

audit_coverage primary since 2023

No publicly available GAO report has evaluated whether OPM's integrated data system with Palantir meets investigative standards, creating a compliance blind spot.

← General Dynamics company

oversight primary since 2017

GAO-23-105442 (2023) found that the Federal Procurement Data System does not consistently identify parent companies for defense contracts and recommended DOD implement a standardized parent-company identifier. A 2017 GAO report documented that more than $120 billion in DOD prime contracts from fiscal years 2011–2015 were awarded to subsidiaries of parent companies that did not appear on the contracts.

← BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. company

audit_subject primary since 2011

The GAO's 2011 audit (GAO-11-616) confirmed that FRBNY hired BlackRock 'to manage the portfolio and to advise on a strategy for investing and disposing of the assets' and that the contract was awarded through non-competitive procurement.

← Maiden Lane LLC instrument

auditor primary since 2011

The GAO conducted audits of Federal Reserve emergency lending programs including Maiden Lane entities, with reports published in 2011 as mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act.

← DATA Act Broker instrument

audits primary since 2014

GAO audits the DATA Act Broker's data quality and the implementation of the DATA Act across federal agencies.

← Harry Reid person

oversight confirmed

Reid's amendment directly impacted GAO's ability to effectively study STOCK Act compliance

← Procurement Committee for E-Government government agency

oversight inferential since 2008

GAO provides oversight of federal procurement processes, which would include activities related to e-government procurement initiatives that the Procurement Committee for E-Government would be involved in

← Microsoft company

oversight primary since 2024

A 2024 GAO report found 78% of pre-solicitation meetings between cloud contractors and DoD officials are categorized as 'technical exchanges' excluded from lobbying disclosure requirements, affecting JWCC participants including Microsoft.

← Anduril Industries company

oversight inferential since 2018

Anduril's utilization of Other Transaction Authority agreements reduces exposure to GAO bid protest procedures, as OTAs are generally exempt from GAO jurisdiction. Any proceedings would be searchable through GAO Bid Protest Docket.

← Integrated Award Environment institution

oversight primary since 2019

GAO audits and reports on the Integrated Award Environment's effectiveness in managing federal procurement data.

← NIST CHIPS Program Office (CPO) government agency

oversight primary since 2025

A December 2025 GAO report (GAO-26-107444) found the CHIPS for America Fund partially met only 4 of 9 fraud-prevention requirements and leading practices.

← Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) institution

oversight inferential since 2022

Federal procurement structure analysis indicates FBI contracts may systematically appear under Department of Justice in USASpending, consistent with federal component agency procurement protocols; GAO would have oversight role.

← Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) instrument

oversight inferential since 2026

DOGE's 12-month SEC filing pattern without corresponding government contract activity indicates potential operation outside traditional federal procurement and oversight mechanisms typically audited by GAO.

← L3Harris Technologies company

oversight primary since 2022

GAO report GAO-22-105003 confirms DCSA experienced backlog in FCL processing during 2020-2022 but does not name L3Harris as an affected entity.