But the General Accounting Office, Congress's investigative arm, criticized the Navy's evaluation process and suggested that those ports might be candidates for reductions.

The General Accounting Office has criticized the program, prompting Congress to take back more than $400 million of the roughly $2.4 billion it appropriated in the late 1980's.

In addition, the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, in 2004 criticized the administration's ability to protect the food supply because recalls are voluntary.

Some groups have questioned whether the standards were set fairly, and the General Accounting Office criticized the methodology of how the standards were devised in 1990.

Aetna originally had a five-year $3.5 billion deal, but it was cut back after the General Accounting Office in Washington criticized the way the contract was awarded.

The General Accounting Office has sharply criticized the revenue agency's administration of the modernization project, and the I.R.S. has previously acknowledged problems with the effort.

The General Accounting Office had criticized the award process for the five-year contract, which covers 840,000 military dependents and retirees in California and Hawaii.

The General Accounting Office, the Government auditing agency, criticized the methodology of how the standards were set in 1990.

Last year, the General Accounting Office criticized the F.A.A. for not filling all its training slots.

The General Accounting Office, an arm of Congress that investigates government operations, criticized the tax agency for lax encryption and inadequate password protection.