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Description Seal of the United States Government Accountability Office. It is described here as:

At the center of the seal is a shield divided by a band with 13 stars representing the 13 original states. Below the band of stars is the U.S. capitol dome, indicating GAO's role in the legislative branch. Above the band of stars are (1) scales symbolizing the principles — balance and fairness —on which the agency is based and (2) an account book, quill, and key, which refer to the agency's role in evaluating how taxpayer dollars are being spent. Completing the design are a classical garland and an eagle grasping the American flag.

The seal dates from shortly after the agency's creation in 1921. It was updated in 2004, when the agency changed names from General Accounting Office to Government Accountability Office. In 2009, the GAO apparently tweaked their version; the eagle's head is now white and the beak is yellow (previously those colors were reversed), and the tail feathers were changed from brown to white.
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Source Extracted from PDF version of Volume 1 of the Exposure Draft GAO/PCIE Financial Audit Manual (direct PDF URL [1]), and colorized based on Image:US Government Accountability Office seal.gif. The eagle's head and tail feathers are now white, based on the GAO seal page (direct image of new version here).
Author U.S. Government
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This United States Congress image is in the public domain. This may be because it was taken by an employee of the Congress as part of that person’s official duties, or because it has been released into the public domain and posted on the official websites of a member of Congress. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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current03:57, 12 May 2010Thumbnail for version as of 03:57, 12 May 2010720 × 720 (227 KB)ClindbergThey changed the tail feathers from brown to white as well
05:11, 10 May 2010Thumbnail for version as of 05:11, 10 May 2010720 × 720 (227 KB)ClindbergApparently the GAO tweaked the seal in 2009, changing the eagle's head to be white and beak to be yellow (in previous color versions, those colors were reversed). So, updating this version to match.
03:15, 24 March 2008Thumbnail for version as of 03:15, 24 March 2008720 × 720 (226 KB)Clindberg==Summary== {{Information |Description=Seal of the United States w:Government Accountability Office. It is described [http://www.gao.gov/about/seal.html here] as:<blockquote> This seal was updated in 2004 to reflect the agency's new name. At the cen

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