There is more to know, but those two chapters cover the material that is most immediately important to most cos. Gao noted that two contracts govern the navys obligation under. The 4th edition is posted on the gao website in pdf format and can be printed on any office printer. The document contains many links to gao cases provided by gao. Gao04261sp principles of federal appropriations law. We will no longer print bound volumes of the red book. Our current red book consists of chapters of the 4th edition and chapters 515 of the 3rd edition. Start with gao s redbook, volume i, chapter 5, and volume 2, chapter 7. Principles of federal appropriations law red book, chapter. Gao published the third edition of volume i of principles of federal appropriations law, commonly known as the red book. Gao united states general accounting office office of the general counsel january 2004 principles of federal appropriations law third edition volume ii this volume supersedes the volume ii, second edition of the principles of federal appropriations law, 1992.
January 2004 principles of federal appropriations law. Dod financial management regulation volume 2a, chapter 1. This is volume ii of principles of federal appropriations law, third edition. Fiscal law deskbook, 2014, chapter 15 library of congress. Federal appropriations law, commonly known as the red book. Third edition volume i government accountability office. National guard fiscal law guidebook 2019 army financial. There is more to know, but those two chapters cover the. On august 6, 2010, the web versions of the third edition of the principles of. This volume and all other volumes of principles are available on gao s web site o. Idq minimum guarantee schedules, gwacs, macs, idiqs. Forward chapter 1 introduction chapter 2 the legal framework chapter 3 agency regulations and administrative. Our objective in this publication is to present a basic reference work covering those areas of law in which the comptroller general renders decisions.
The government accountability office gao red book, volume 2, chapter 10, federal assistance. Discretion chapter 4 availability of appropriations. An introduction to the total financial management regulation, dod 7000. The most current version of the redbook is available at redbook. Publication of this volume continues our process of revising and updating the second edition of the red book and reissuing it in what will ultimately be a 3 volume looseleaf set with cumulative annual updates. The most current version of the redbook is available at 157. The red book principles of federal appropriations law. The provisions of volume 2 apply to all military and civil functions of the department of defense. Chapter 1 includes a note regarding citations to gao case law and. We suggest that you use the following format to cite, for example, section c. This volume and all other volumes of principles, including the annual updates, are available on gao s web. Chapter 2 of principles of federal appropriations law discusses key appropriations terminology, the. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.