Download Page as PDF Expand All Collapse All Extent 26 folders, approximately 989 pages Summary This collection consists of records related to the consideration and nomination of the Comptroller General of the United States who served as the director of the Government Accountability Office (GAO, formerly known as the General Accounting Office) during the Clinton Administration. This collection consists of correspondence with names for consideration, letters of support for potential candidates, resumes of candidates, correspondence from the Comptroller General Commission, documentation on the consideration and appointment process, and a list of presidential appointments for October 21, 1998. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2025-0877-F (Segment 1) are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. Previously processed records relevant to this topic can be found in FOIA collection 2022-0496-F. The Comptroller General of the United States is the Director of the Government Accountability Office (GAO, formerly known as the General Accounting Office), a legislative branch agency founded by Congress in 1921 to ensure the fiscal and managerial accountability of the Federal Government. The Comptroller General is appointed for a fifteen-year term by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Comptroller General may not be reappointed. The Comptroller General had the responsibility to audit the financial statements that the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget presented to the Congress and the President. This collection contains records relating to the consideration and nomination of the Comptroller General and Deputy Comptroller of the United States during the Clinton Administration. Included are correspondence with names for consideration, letters of support for potential candidates, resumes of candidates, correspondence from the Comptroller General Commission, documentation on the consideration and appointment process, and a list of presidential appointments for October 21, 1998. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files CF, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM (OP), and Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. The WHORM Alpha file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management from 1993 – 1996 and is a series of documents arranged by name of persons, organizations, or events. The WHORM Subject file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and is a series of categories designated by a letter/number combination. In addition, there are WHORM, WHORM Counsel, WHORM (CL), WHORM (OP), WHORM (Too Late); WHORM (Various Offices); and WHORM (Alpha Project) series. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administration activity. Staff and Office files are processed at the folder level, that is, individual documents are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. While this method maintains folder integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of documents that are not wholly responsive to the subject area. FOIA 2025-0877-F (Segment 1) includes WHORM records from these subject codes: FG042 General Accounting Office PE002-01 Schedule C Appointments Access This Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material Provenance Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Organization Names United States. General Accounting Office Processed by Staff Archivist, 2025. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2026-06-03 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2025-0877-F (Segment 1): Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File Category Case Number FG042 217248 FG042 217376 FG042 217915 FG042 217921 FG042 218049 FG042 229895 FG042 231627 FG042 241697 FG042 242928 FG042 255180 Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File (continued) Category Case Number FG042 255550 FG042 255907 FG042 256709 FG042 266703 FG042 268909SS FG042 295550SS PE002-01 295828SS Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: (OP) 255066 Erskine Bowles 271479 Erskine Bowles 273517 [1] Erskine Bowles 273517 [2] Erskine Bowles Box 2 280836 Erskine Bowles Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Counsel’s Office Whalen, Kathleen Comptroller General Appointment - GAO [OA/ID CF 817] Legislative Affairs Hoffmann, Marty; Rustique, Virginia; Kuryk, Hildy Comptroller General [OA/ID 17931] Kuryk, Hildy Nominations - Comptroller General [OA/ID 17371] Presidential Personnel General Files Comptroller General, General Accounting Office [OA/ID 24004]