Similar Agencies
The federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress.
Other states have offices similar to OPPAGA, but the organizational placement of these offices differs among the states. Nearly half of the offices performing government program evaluation operate as part of a legislative auditor general office. In another third of the states, including Florida, evaluation offices function as independent legislative units. The remaining states house their evaluation offices within a legislative oversight or another committee (such as the legal drafting and research office). Similar evaluation and audit organizations are listed below:
- Hawaii State Auditor
- Maine Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability
- Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor
- Mississippi Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review
- South Carolina Legislative Audit Council
- Texas Sunset Advisory Commission
- Utah Office of the Legislative Auditor General
- Virginia Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
- Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau
State legislative evaluation offices network through the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society to share ideas for improving government operations and identify options for cost savings.
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