About Animal Kingdom: The new series is based on the 2010 Australian drama, Animal Kingdom. During the TCA press conference, producers reveleaed that the upcoming TV show will be more of a family drama and crime drama. The original film was based on the Pettingill crime family.
The Congressional Budget Office was created by Title II of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-344), which was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on July 12, 1974. Official operations began on February 24, 1975, with Alice Rivlin as director.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the congressional watchdog, GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars. The head of GAO, the Comptroller General of the United States, is appointed to a 15-year term by the President from a slate of candidates Congress proposes. Gene L. Dodaro became the eighth Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on December 22, 2010, when he was confirmed by the United States Senate.