Scott said: GAO saved taxpayers a significant amount. Quote:
The benefits included $18.2 billion from statutory or regulatory changes by Congress based on GAO reporting, $16.6 billion from GAO-recommended improvements to federal agencies' core business processes and governmentwide management reforms, and $8.2 billion from actions taken by federal agencies in response to GAO reports.Added: November 16, 2009 at 3:19PM EST