GAO Review

The GAO Review was an American magazine published by the Government Accountability Office of the United States Congress during the late twentieth century. It began publication in 1966 and ended in 1987, after which it was succeeded by The GAO Journal. The publication functioned as an institutional and professional periodical rather than as a commercial consumer magazine. Its subject matter centered on government auditing, defense auditing, public-sector accountability, and the activities of the Government Accountability Office. The magazine had several related purposes. It communicated information about the GAO's work and interests, documented the agency's auditing activities, and provided a forum for GAO employees. In that role, it helped present auditing and accountability issues to an audience connected with public administration, government oversight, and defense-related review. Its institutional publisher gave it a direct connection to the United States Congress's auditing organization, distinguishing it from independent political magazines or general-interest business publications. The GAO Review's stated period of publication covers the years from 1966 through 1987. The available reference material does not identify a founding editor, individual founder, circulation figures, subscription prices, headquarters beyond its association with the United States Government Accountability Office, or a detailed issue-by-issue publishing history. It also does not establish that the magazine operated as a separately incorporated company. Accordingly, the publication is best understood as a discontinued institutional magazine brand operated by the GAO. In 1987, publication ceased and the title was followed by The GAO Journal. This succession represents the principal documented transition in the publication's history. The change preserved an institutional publishing function while moving it into a successor title. No further operating activity for The GAO Review is identified in the supplied references, and the brand is therefore classified as defunct rather than active.

The GAO Review was an American institutional magazine associated with the Government Accountability Office of the United States Congress. Its publication began in 1966, placing it within the period when government auditing and public accountability were becoming increasingly important subjects of professional and political discussion. Rather than operating as an independent news magazine, it served as a publication of the GAO and reflected the agency's work and institutional interests. The magazine covered government and defense auditing topics. It also documented the activities of the Government Accountability Office, giving readers information about the agency's oversight and auditing role. A further purpose was to provide a forum for GAO employees, which suggests that the publication had an internal professional-communication function in addition to its external institutional role. The supplied references do not provide the names of editors, details of its editorial organization, circulation data, or a complete account of its format and frequency, so those aspects cannot be stated reliably. Across its documented run, The GAO Review represented the GAO through articles and institutional coverage related to auditing and accountability. Its subject focus linked public administration, government oversight, and defense review. Because the publication was issued by a congressional government office, its identity was primarily institutional and professional rather than commercial. There is no supplied evidence that it had a separate corporate owner, public listing, independent retail distribution network, or consumer-product portfolio. The magazine ceased publication in 1987. It was succeeded by The GAO Journal, which continued the GAO's publication activity under a different title. This successor relationship is the central documented end point in the history of The GAO Review. The available material does not explain the editorial, administrative, or strategic reasons for the title change, nor does it provide evidence of a merger, sale, controversy, or legal dispute. The GAO Review is consequently recorded as a defunct institutional magazine brand that operated from 1966 to 1987.

• 1987

  Publication ends

  [1]The GAO Reviewen.wikipedia.org

  The GAO Review ceases publication and is succeeded by The GAO Journal.

• 1966

  Publication begins

  [1]The GAO Reviewen.wikipedia.org

  The Government Accountability Office of the United States Congress begins publishing The GAO Review as a magazine about government and defense auditing, GAO activities, and employee perspectives.

An official institutional publication focused on public-sector accountability, government and defense auditing, GAO activities, and professional communication among GAO employees.

• Institutional magazine · 1966

  The GAO Review

  The publication's principal and apparently sole documented offering was a magazine issued by the Government Accountability Office. It covered government and defense auditing, recorded activities of the GAO, and provided a forum for GAO employees. The title was published from 1966 until 1987 and was then replaced by The GAO Journal.

• 1987

  Replace The GAO Review with The GAO JournalOther

  Background

  After publishing The GAO Review from 1966, the Government Accountability Office ended the title in 1987.

  Action taken

  The GAO Review was discontinued and succeeded by a new institutional publication, The GAO Journal.

  Aftermath

  The title ceased to operate, while the GAO's publication function continued under The GAO Journal. The available reference does not state why the title was changed.

  Source

1. 1The GAO Reviewen.wikipedia.org