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Comptroller General Decisions and Opinions

The Comptroller General, the head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), issues decisions in various areas of federal law. These decisions are prepared by GAO's Office of General Counsel, and are identified by a numbering system beginning with B-(number); each decision carries its own B-number and date. Decisions are displayed on this web site in the following subject areas:

• Appropriations (last 6 months)
• Bid Protests (last 60 days)
• Other Decisions
• Congressional Review Act

Within each subject area, decisions are arranged in descending B-number order. Listings include title (sometimes truncated), B-number and date.

Decisions issued since January 1996 can be found on the GPO Access WAIS system

Military and Civilian Personnel Pay and Allowances decisions are no longer being issued by GAO. For more information, see Functions Transferred to the Executive Branch.

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GAO Policy and Procedures Manual for Guidance of Federal Agencies

GAO's Bid Protest Function

• File a bid protest by e-mail to Protests@gao.gov [More info].
• View Bid Protest Regulations (including Jan. 1, 2003 revisions).
• View information on pending and recently closed Bid Protests.
• Important information about sending and delivering bid protest filings to GAO.

GAO Reports of Federal Agency Rules

• Major Rules
• GAO Federal Rules Database
• Form for Submission of Federal Agency Rule Under the Congressional Review Act

Executive Vacancies

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• Federal Vacancies Act Reporting Form

Principles of Federal Appropriations Law
(Red Book)

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• Volume II (2nd ed.)
• Volume III (2nd ed.)
• Volume IV (2nd ed.)
• Volume V (2nd ed.)
• Red Book queries