{"data":{"id":"us/4-cfr-28.57","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"4 CFR 28.57","heading":"Public hearings.","body":"(a) Hearings shall be open to the public. However, the administrative judge at their discretion, may order a hearing or any part thereof closed, where to do so would be in the best interests of the petitioner, a witness, the public, or other affected persons. Any order closing the hearing shall set forth the reasons for the administrative judge's decision. Any objections thereto shall be made a part of the record.\n(b) At the hearing, the petitioner, the petitioner's representative, GAO's legal representative, and a GAO management representative, who is not expected to testify, each have a right to be present. The Agency management representative shall be designated prior to the hearing.","path":["Title 4—Accounts","CHAPTER I—GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE","SUBCHAPTER B—GENERAL PROCEDURES","PART 28—GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE PERSONNEL APPEALS BOARD; PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO CLAIMS CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AT THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE","Subpart B—Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-4.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:47Z","sha256":"d39c17ff99ee4f745b37a2588767a26552538dcdbd32c23501a186eab849829e","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/4-cfr-28.56","next":"us/4-cfr-28.58"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}