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GAO Comptroller General Decisions: Search TipsThe following sample searches are provided as guides to popular types of searches in the GAO Comptroller General Decisions database. For the sake of space, only the top three or four hits in each results list are included with each example below.
Fielded SearchesA fielded-search page is provided for the GAO Comptroller General Decisions database. Fielded searches allow you to make your search more specific by limiting your results by pre-selected elements, such as title, decision number, and issue date. The fields for the GAO Comptroller General Decisions database are as follows:
You may also search the full text of the GAO Comptroller General decisions. This type of search returns all documents that contain the word(s) you enter as your query term(s). (See Search by Subject below for more information about full-text searches.) Sample Searches (4)The following sample searches are provided as guides to popular types of searches in the GAO Comptroller General Decisions database. Subject | Title | B-Number | Issue Date This type of search returns documents that include the words you entered as your search terms. These words may be located anywhere within the document. Be sure to enter this type of query in the full-text search box.
This type of search returns documents based on words or phrases from their titles. Be sure to enter a title query in the appropriate search box to narrow the possibility of extraneous hits. If title words are entered in the full-text search box, the documents that are returned may contain the query terms not only in their titles but also elsewhere in the text.
This type of search returns documents based on decision number (B-number). The decision number should be enclosed in quotation marks and entered in the B-Number search box.
This type of search returns documents based on decision date. The proper format for dates is mm/dd/yyyy, although single-digit months and days do not need to be preceded by zeros. Be sure to enter an issue date in the appropriate search box and, if applicable, to choose the relevant radio button (e.g., on, before, after).
Identification CodesIn the list that displays your query results, the title of each GAO Comptroller General Decisions document is preceded by an identification code. The identification code is equivalent to the decision number. For example, in the listing"[B-260748] Tri-State Motor Transit Company," "B-260748" is the decision number, and "Tri-State Motor Transit Company" is the title. Identification codes in the GAO Comptroller General Decisions database are searchable; see Search by B-Number above for more information. |