Government Accountability Office (GAO)
61,547Words in 21 parts
14.1Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
18.0Reading grade
80.3%Unchanged since 2017
1Flagged parts
2024-07-18Last change
Section changes per year
From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.
Text and size
- Sentences
- 31.9 words on average; 25.2% over 40 words; 38.5% passive; 10.8 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 3.1% · prohibition 4.0% · paperwork 10.8% · obligation 21.0% · permission 18.5% · other 42.5%
- Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 394 top 10% | 4 CFR 83
PRIVACY PROCEDURES FOR PERSONNEL RECORDS
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.8 SD · Reading grade
+1.2 SD |
7,911 | 0.82 |
| 1,003 | 4 CFR 28
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD; PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO CLAIMS CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AT THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
High signals: Size
+1.2 SD |
22,934 | 0.56 |
| 2,121 | 4 CFR 22
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
11,765 | 0.24 |
| 2,335 | 4 CFR 21
BID PROTEST REGULATIONS
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.4 SD |
6,586 | 0.19 |
| 2,421 | 4 CFR 25
CONDUCT IN THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE BUILDING AND ON ITS GROUNDS
High signals: Restriction density
+1.8 SD · Directive share
+1.4 SD |
1,529 | 0.17 |
| 3,581 | 4 CFR 2
PURPOSE AND GENERAL PROVISION
High signals: Restriction density
+1.1 SD |
1,558 | -0.08 |
| 4,806 | 4 CFR 7
PERSONNEL RELATIONS AND SERVICES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
2,737 | -0.39 |
| 4,942 | 4 CFR 81
PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RECORDS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
2,568 | -0.43 |
| 5,098 | 4 CFR 5
COMPENSATION
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
1,322 | -0.48 |
Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 9. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 31 U.S.C. 753: 23,221 words in 2 parts (37.7% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 711: 11,355 words in 5 parts (18.4% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 731: 7,911 words in 1 parts (12.9% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 732: 6,665 words in 7 parts (10.8% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 3551: 6,586 words in 1 parts (10.7% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 783: 1,529 words in 1 parts (2.5% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 733: 416 words in 1 parts (0.7% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 4 CFR 28: GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD; PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO CLAIMS CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AT THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (22,934 words)
- 4 CFR 22: RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD (11,765 words)
- 4 CFR 83: PRIVACY PROCEDURES FOR PERSONNEL RECORDS (7,911 words)
- 4 CFR 21: BID PROTEST REGULATIONS (6,586 words)
- 4 CFR 7: PERSONNEL RELATIONS AND SERVICES (2,737 words)
- 4 CFR 81: PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RECORDS (2,568 words)
- 4 CFR 2: PURPOSE AND GENERAL PROVISION (1,558 words)
- 4 CFR 25: CONDUCT IN THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE BUILDING AND ON ITS GROUNDS (1,529 words)
- 4 CFR 5: COMPENSATION (1,322 words)
- 4 CFR 4: EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AND UTILIZATION (777 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.