Whats the difference between the OMB and the GAO?

OMB is the Office of Budget Management, and the GAO is the General Accounting Office. OBM is the actual disburser of all funds to all government agencies, and as such, maintains the authorized expenditures of all offices and branches. The General Accounting Office is the CPA for the government, and audits supplies, contracts and inventories in government posession, as well as expenditures and income for each office. Budget management oversees the budget, and the GAO is the "bean-counters'" office...|||The GAO is actually the Government Accountability Office. We primarily do program evaluation and performance audits. For more info see www.gao.gov. OMB does not handle us government funds. OMB prepares the President's Budget for submission to Congress. See www.omb.gov for more info.

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