Governmental Terms - G
General Accounting Office (GAO) - (legislative branch agency established in 1921 to assist with congressional oversight of government agencies as well as providing an independent audit function - renamed/replaced by the Government Accountability Office in 2004)
General Services Administration (GSA) - (federal agency providing a variety of services and assistance to other government agencies, including acquisition services related to information technology and security systems)
general support system (GSS) - (in the area of information systems, refers to an interconnected set of information resources under the same direct managment control and which shares common functions, such as hardware and software)
Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) - (rules and guidance for the conduct of audits of governmental organizations/units)
GINNIE MAE - (informal name for the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) (federal agency under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which guarantees the timely payment of monthly principal and interest of securities to federally insured loans)
Government Accountability Office (GAO) - (independent agency that monitors and investigates federal agencies and government operations - formerly the General Accounting Office until its name was changed in 2004)
Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) - (organization that formulates accounting standards for governmental units under the auspices of the Financial Accounting Foundation)
Government Auditing Standards (GAS) - (standards/guidelines for audits of government agencies)
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) (GINNIE MAE) - (federal agency under the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which guarantees the timely payment of monthly principal and interest of securities to federally insured loans)
Government Securities Clearing Corporation (GSCC) - (nonprofit subsidiary of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) that provides clearing and settlement of United States government securities)