Finally! Government Accountability!

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An article in the New York Times by Reporter Diana Henriques caught my eye. She called the GAO (the Government Accounting Office, the investigative arm of the Congress) something else:
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Curbs on Insurance for Military Are Urged


By DIANA B. HENRIQUES
Published: November 17, 2005
In a report to be released today, the Government Accountability Office strongly urges Congress to act to protect military personnel from the deceptive sales practices and unsuitable investments and insurance policies that the report says have been a disturbing fact of military life.

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I thought, "If ONLY that was what GAO stands for..." Well, I went to their web site, and it turns out that Congress changed their name:

"Effective July 7, 2004, the GAO's legal name became the Government Accountability Office. The change, which better reflects the modern professional services organization GAO has become, is the most visible provision of the GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-271, 118 Stat. 811 (2004)."

Now, is it because the GAO is Accountable, or because they force government to be accountable? Or is the jury is still out...