GAO chief warns economic disaster looms

By MATT CRENSON, AP National Writer
Sat Oct 28, 9:32 PM ET

AUSTIN, Texas - David M. Walker sure talks like he's running for office. "This is about the future of our country, our kids and grandkids," the comptroller general of the United States warns a packed hall at Austin's historic Driskill Hotel. "We the people have to rise up to make sure things get changed."

But Walker doesn't want, or need, your vote this November. He already has a job as head of the Government Accountability Office, an investigative arm of Congress that audits and evaluates the performance of the federal government.

, an investigative arm of Congress that audits and evaluates the performance of the federal government.