Apportionment of Budget Authority for America West Airlines

B-290600 Jul 10, 2002 Jump To RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights The Committee on Appropriations requested that GAO determine whether the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) violated the Antideficiency Act in apportioning $172 million of budget authority for airlines loan guarantees authorized under the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act. GAO found both OMB and the Air Transportation Stabilization Board (ATSB), in January 2002, violated the Antideficiency Act. Four months later the Administration corrected the violations. ATSB reported to Congress and the President that ATSB and OMB violated the Antideficiency Act, and that OMB had implemented procedures expected to ensure that a violation of this type does not happen again. Request File GAO Contacts Edda Emmanuelli Perez General Counsel Office of the General Counsel emmanuellipereze@gao.gov Media Inquiries Sarah Kaczmarek Managing Director Office of Public Affairs media@gao.gov Public Inquiries Contact Us Related Pages Related Appropriations Law Related Bid Protests Related Decisions & FAQs Related The Red Book Related Contract Appeals Board Related Federal Vacancies Reform Act Related Congressional Review Act