Download or read book Defender of the Public Interest written by Roger R. Trask and published by General Accounting Office. This book was released on 1996 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a detailed history of the General Accounting Office from 1921-1966. Also traces the development of accounting and auditing in the United States from the American Revolution to 1921. Describes the passage of the Budget and Accounting Act in 1921.