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Authority of the Comptroller General to Appoint an Acting Comptroller General
The Comptroller General is authorized to designate an employee of the General Accounting Office to act as Comptroller General in his absence, even if the Office of Deputy Comptroller General is vacant. Acting heads of agencies have powers that are commensurate with those of agency heads who have been confirmed by the Senate. The OLC does not provide release dates for its opinions, so the release date listed is the date on which the opinion was authored. The original opinion is available at www.justice.gov/file/24531/download.
The OLC's Opinions
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