GAO Joins YouTube, Twitter
The Government Accountability Office is the latest federal agency to embrace video sharing community YouTube and micro-blogging platform Twitter with the goal of helping users of such Web sites stay informed about the work of the investigative arm of Congress. "GAO is always exploring ways to use innovative practices and emerging technologies to carry out its mission," Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro said in a press release. "While we've made extensive use of the Internet for some time, posting material on YouTube and Twitter offers new possibilities to inform people about our efforts to promote accountability and transparency in federal programs and operations."
The GAO has posted many of its videos, including those from its economic stimulus and presidential transition Web pages on its YouTube channel. The main featured video is "More Than Numbers," a recruitment reel based on news coverage of GAO's work. The office is also providing links back to underlying reports or testimony to assist viewers interested in reading more about the agency's findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Through the Twitter account, individuals will be alerted when a GAO product is issued. The agency has created two Twitter feeds, one for reports and testimony and another for legal products. More than 50 federal agencies and a growing number of lawmakers now use Twitter to send and read each others' updates.
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