GAO Comptroller General Decisions

The Comptroller General of the United States, the head of the General Accounting Office (GAO), issues decisions in the areas of Federal law such as Appropriations, Bid Protests and Federal Agency Major Rules Reports. The Federal Agency Major Rules Reports are under a GAO identification system. The decisions have a numbering system that is used for identification purposes beginning with a B-(number). The decisions for each of the areas listed above cover approximately three years to the present day. They are available as html or pdf files and the more recent decisions are listed at the top of the page. You can also sign up to receive e-mails of Comptroller General Decisions. By subscribing to GAO's electronic alerts online, you will receive a copy of the decisions on the day they are released.

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