GAO Mentors Build Relationships, Cultivate Talent, Make a Difference

GAO's formalized mentoring has proven to be a powerful way to shorten the learning curve for new staff, revitalize experienced staff, and cultivate new leaders.

As an independent congressional agency, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) advises Congress and the heads of executive agencies about ways to make government more efficient and effective. For decades, GAO has had a well-developed training curriculum that focused on the skills, knowledge, and know-how that staff needed t