Here is the Government Accountability Office¿s (GAO) performance and accountability report for fiscal year 2008. In the spirit of the Government Performance and Results Act, this annual report informs the Congress and the American people about what GAO has achieved on their behalf. The financial information and the data measuring GAO's performance contained in this report are complete and reliable. Charts and tables.

Describes the U.S. Government Accountability Office¿s (GAO) performance measures, results, and accountability processes for FY 2009. Contents: (1) Introduction; (2) Management¿s Discussion and Analysis; (3) Performance Information; (4) Financial Information; (5) GAO Inspector General¿s assessment of the agency¿s management challenges; (6) Appendixes: detailed summaries of GAO¿s most significant accomplishments and contributions recorded in FY 2009 and information on certain human capital management flexibilities and on GAO¿s information security management efforts. Charts and tables.

With more than 50% of its civilian workforce (about 700,000 civilians) eligible to retire in the next few years, DoD may be faced with deciding how to fill numerous mission-critical positions -- some involving senior leadership. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2006 requires DoD to develop a strategic human capital plan, update it annually through 2010, and address 8 requirements. The 2007 NDAA added nine requirements to the annual update to shape DOD's senior leader workforce. This report assesses the extent to which DoD's 2008 update addressed: (1) the 2006 human capital planning requirements; (2) the 2007 senior leader requirements; and (3) key factors that may affect civilian workforce planning. Illus.