2009 Appropriations Law Forum
GAO held its Annual Appropriations Law Forum on March 12, 2009, to coincide with the publication of the annual update of the Third Edition of Principles of Federal Appropriations Law. The session included an overview of significant decisions issued in 2008, with separate discussions of personal versus official expenses and appropriations issues for political appointees. Material handed out at the Forum is available here.
- Appropriations Law Year-In-Review (PDF, 14 pages)
- Personal Expenses versus Official Expenses (PDF, 22 pages)
- Appropriations Issues for Political Appointees (PDF, 192 pages)
- Digests of Appropriations Law Decisions and Opinions (January to December 2008) (PDF, 13 pages)
- Annual Update of the Third Edition of the Principles of Federal Appropriations Law
- GAO-09-340SP, March 12, 2009
- Summary (HTML) Full Report (PDF, 134 pages)