The General Accountability Office is the latest government agency to get with the times. It's joined Twitter to spread the word.

"While we've made extensive use of the Internet for some time, posting material on YouTube and Twitter offers new possibilities to inform people about our efforts to promote accountability and transparency in federal programs and operations," Gene L. Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General of the United States and head of the GAO, said in a statement.

Using Twitter, the GAO alerts the public when reports and testimonies are available. It's now one of more than 50 federal agencies using Twitter and other social networks.

There are two GAO Twitter feeds--one for reports and testimony at https://twitter.com/usgao, and another for legal products at https://twitter.com/usgaolegal. The GAO has posted many of its videos on the YouTube channel, too, so it is definitely reaching out in new ways to bring transparency to government.

For more on GAO and social networking:
- check out this GAO press release