The current shutdown only exacerbates the imbalance of powers between the branches as the Office of Management and Budget implements its “unitary executive” plans to shift increasing powers and functions from Congress to the president. Not only will the president have authority to name the next comptroller general, but the shutdown has effectively tied the hands of the GAO from publishing its reports, ongoing audits, investigations and court appearances. On its home page, GAO advises that its current lapse in appropriations has furloughed a majority of its workers, causing it to suspend its operations.