11.   Cheney declared that the GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, had no legal authority to ask such questions of another, equal governmental branch.

12.   Eleven organizations are now seeking access to energy task force records, including the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress.

13.   Eighty-seven percent of California schools reported having such problems, the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, reported Tuesday.

14.   Even meeting the current deployment schedule is doubtful, according to the General Accounting Office, the independent investigative arm of Congress.

15.   Five programs were rated successful or improved enough to graduate off the list, which is released every two years by the GAO, the investigative arm of Congress.

16.   GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, recommended that the Defense Department terminate the contract and reopen negotiations.

17.   He said he will push for an audit by the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress.

18.   He said his expenses are audited every six months by the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress.

19.   He sent a similar letter to David M. Walker, the comptroller general, who oversees the General Accounting Office, an investigative arm of Congress.

20.   Her lawyer told the General Accounting Office, an investigative arm of Congress, that she had no idea how the firings were initiated.