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Emily Kopp: GAO opens training center for watchdogs

The Government Accountability Office has launched a fee-based training center for other government watchdogs. The Center for Audit Excellence has been in the wo...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

October 6, 2015 11:20 am

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The Government Accountability Office has launched a fee-based training center for other government watchdogs. The Center for Audit Excellence has been in the works since Congress approved the idea in a law passed late last year. The center's director, Janet St. Laurent, tells Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp that by training other public auditors, GAO will help ensure that federal dollars are well spent.