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David M. Walker
David M. Walker

David M. Walker (born 1951) is the former[1] Comptroller General of the United States. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Comptroller General of the United States is the director of the Government Accountability Office ( GAO, formerly known as the General Accounting Office a

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Career

Mr. Walker is a certified public accountant. Certified Public Accountant ( CPA) is the Statutory title of qualified Accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform He earned a B. S. in accounting from Jacksonville University, a Senior Management in Government Certificate in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Jacksonville University (JU is a private University located in Jacksonville, Florida, on the shore of the St The John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (also known as Harvard Kennedy School and HKS) is a Public policy and He holds Honorary Doctorates from various universities including American University and his alma mater. For other universities known as American University see American University (disambiguation.

Mr. Walker was appointed by President Bill Clinton, and began his 15-year term as Comptroller General upon taking his oath of office on November 9, 1998. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States An oath of office is an Oath or Affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an Office, usually a position in government or within a religious Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Before taking up this position, Mr. Walker had extensive executive level experience in both government and private industry. Between 1989 and 1998, he was a partner with Arthur Andersen LLP, where he was global managing director of the human capital services practice based in Atlanta, Georgia. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche A limited liability partnership (abbreviated as LLP) has elements of Partnerships and Corporations. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule He was also a member of the board of Arthur Andersen Financial Advisors, a registered investment advisor. While at Arthur Andersen, Mr. Walker served as a Public Trustee for Social Security and Medicare from 1990 to 1995. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Before joining Arthur Andersen, he was Assistant Secretary of Labor for Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs from 1987 to 1989 and in 1985, was Acting Executive Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) His earlier technical, professional, and business experience was with Price Waterhouse, Coopers & Lybrand and Source Services Corporation, an international human resources consulting and search firm. PricewaterhouseCoopers (or PwC is one of the world's largest Professional services firms

In 2007 Mr. Walker was elected as a member of the Independent Audit Advisory Committee of the United Nations. He also currently chairs the U. S. Intergovernmental Audit Forum and the U. S. Joint Financial Management Improvement Program. He is on the Board of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions and various educational and not-for-profit entities. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, the National Academy of Social Insurance and an active member of various professional, public service, and other organizations, including the Sons of the American Revolution. The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution ( SAR) is a Louisville Kentucky -based Fraternal organization in the United States Mr. Walker has won numerous leadership and public service awards.

He is married to the former Mary Ethredge; they have two adult children.

In September 2007, GAO analysts approved the first union in GAO's 86-year history, by a margin of 2-1, in an election with 75 percent turnount. As the Washington Post's Federal Diary columnist Steophen Barr explained, "GAO analysts formed the union last year because of concerns about the fairness of a 2005-06 restructuring of compensation practices at the GAO and the way managers conduct performance evaluations. " (Washington Post, Feb. 12, 2008) Issues that led to approval of the union included denial of cost of living adjustments to more than one of every six GAO analyst in January 2006, and providing COLAs to other employees performing satisfactorily that were below those received by all other federal employees in both 2006 and 2007.

On, March 12, 2008, Mr. Walker, resigned as Comptroller General of the United States and head of the GAO and accepted position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the newly established Peter G. Peterson Foundation. The Peter G Peterson Foundation was initially established in 2008 by Peter G [2]

Views and actions as Comptroller General

Walker has compared the present-day United States with the Roman Empire in its decline, saying the U. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial S. government is on a "burning platform" of unsustainable policies and practices with fiscal deficits, expensive overcommitments to government provided health care, swelling Medicare costs, the enormous expense of a prospective universal health care system, immigration, and overseas military commitments threatening a crisis if action is not taken soon. A budget deficit occurs when an Entity (often a Government) spends more Money than it takes in Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term [3][4][5]

Walker has actively taken a public stance against the accumulation of massive federal budget deficits and public debt. He has participated in community lectures through an effort organized by the Concord Coalition, in a set of public appearances known as the "Fiscal Wake-Up Tour. The Concord Coalition is a political advocacy group in the United States, formed in 1992 The Fiscal Wake Up Tour is a joint public engagement initiative by The Concord Coalition, The Brookings Institution, and The Heritage Foundation. " This has consisted of a series of trips across the country, along with Robert Bixby, director of the Concord Coalition, in which a group of speakers make presentations in various communities regarding the size and impact of the US National Debt.

Notes

  1. ^ U.S. GAO - Gene L. Dodaro's Biography
  2. ^ http://www.gao.gov/cghome/dwbiog.html
  3. ^ Grant, Jeremy, "Learn from the fall of Rome, US warned," Financial Times, August 14 2007.
  4. ^ Allison, Tony, "The Boomers are Coming, The Boomers are Coming: Demographic Tsunami is at the Gate," Financial Sense Wrap-up, Octrober 15, 2007.
  5. ^ "U.S. Heading For Financial Trouble? Comptroller Says Medicare Program Endangers Financial Stability," CBS News, 60 Minutes, July 8, 2007.

Books by Walker

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