GAO employees chose the slogan “Band Together” as a reminder that GAO works best when personnel management policies promote an atmosphere of teamwork and collegiality.
We recognize and celebrate our differences in talent, expertise, experience and point-of-view while applauding individual achievement and financial rewards.
At the same time, we believe teamwork and collegiality has suffered in recent years and through the GAO Employees’ Organization, we seek to reverse this trend.
The GAO Employees’ Organization promotes and protects our interest in adequate funding and Congressional support for GAO’s important mission.
Our employee union strives to be an independent, effective voice in the development and implementation of GAO policies and thereby promoting our interest in transparency, objectivity and fairness. We strive to work with management to design and implement personnel policies that promote high morale and productivity for all staff across all teams and locations…
IFPTE Political Activities and the Independence of the GAO Employees Organization
The IFPTE recognizes that GAO employees are bound by standards of impartiality and non-partisanship in their official work for Congress. It is understood and agreed that in the event the IFPTE endorses political candidates or supports legislative or political positions, the GAO Employees Organization, IFPTE will abstain from all political endorsements and political actions and may elect to abstain from participating in legislative advocacy as it deems appropriate in the professional interests of GAO employees. It is also understood that such actions or activities by IFPTE are not on behalf of, nor representative of GAO Employees Organization, IFPTE, or the employees represented by GAO Employees Organization, IFPTE.
