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UPDATE ON THE REVOLUTIONARY FAR OVERHAUL

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RULES

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Open FAR Cases

Open FAR Cases as of 6/20/2025

Open DFARS Cases

Open DFARS Cases as of 6/20/2025

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025–04

2025-08024.pdf

2025-08023.pdf

2025-08022.pdf

2025-08021.pdf

Office of Personnel Management

Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service (May 12, 2025)

Monday, May 12, 2025

Presidential Actions

INCREASING EFFICIENCY AT THE OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL REGISTER (May 9, 2025)

FIGHTING OVERCRIMINALIZATION IN FEDERAL REGULATIONS (May 9, 2025)

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

U.S. General Services Administration

GSA, OMB, NASA, DoD Launch Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Website (May 6, 2025)

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Presidential Actions

ENSURING COMMERCIAL, COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS IN FEDERAL CONTRACTS (April 16, 2025)

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Presidential Actions

RESTORING COMMON SENSE TO FEDERAL PROCUREMENT (April 15, 2025)

Friday, April 11, 2025

Office of Management and Budget

OMB Circular A109 (April 5 , 1976)

Presidential Actions

ADDRESSING RISKS FROM SUSMAN GODFREY (April 9, 2025)

MODERNIZING DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS AND SPURRING INNOVATION IN THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (April 9, 2025)

DIRECTING THE REPEAL OF UNLAWFUL REGULATIONS (April 9, 2025)

REDUCING ANTI-COMPETITIVE REGULATORY BARRIERS (April 9, 2025)

REFORMING FOREIGN DEFENSE SALES TO IMPROVE SPEED AND ACCOUNTABILITY (April 9, 2025)

Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy

Reporting Instructions to Comply with Presidential Action Memorandum “Radical Transparency About Wasteful Spending (April 2, 2025)

Presidential Actions

Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account (March 25, 2025)

Addressing Risks from Jenner & Block (March 25, 2025)

Selected Executive Orders

EO 14246: Addressing Risks From Jenner & Block (March 28, 2025)

EO 14243: Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos (March 20, 2025) 

Strengthening the Suitability and Fitness of the Federal Workforce (March 20, 2025)

Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement (March 20, 2025)

EO 14236: Executive Orders and Actions; Additional Rescissions (March 14)

Presidential Actions

CONTINUING THE REDUCTION OF THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY (March 14, 2025)

Proposed and Final Rules

Department of Government Efficiency

Latest Work (March 19, 2025)

Defense Acquisition Regulation

Conclusion of the Renewal of a Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement With the Government of the Italian Republic (March 19, 2025)

Presidential Actions

Additional Recissions Of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (March 14, 2025)

Proposed and Final Rules

Department of Defense

Class Deviation 2025-O0004: Revocation of Executive Order on Sustainability (March, 2025)

Selected Executive Orders

EO 14224: Designating English as the Official Language of the United States (March 1, 2025)

EO 14222: President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency Initiative; Implementation (February 26, 2025)

EO 14219: Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's “Department of Government Efficiency” Deregulatory Initiative (February 19, 2025)

EO 14217: Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy (February 19, 2025)

EO 14210: Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Workforce Optimization Initiative (February 11, 2025)

EO 14208: Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws (February 10, 2025)

EO 14207: Eliminating the Federal Executive Institute (February 10, 2025)

EO 14192: Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation (January 31, 2025)

EO 14170: Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service (January 20, 2025)

EO 14158: Establishing and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" (January 20, 2025)

EO 14151: Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (January 20, 2025)

EO 14148: Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions (January 20, 2025)

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2024 Notices

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Request for for information on direct and indirect labor.  (September 23, 2024)

Department of Defense

Timely Closeout of Contingency Contracts, Use of Automated Closeout Procedures, and Available Resources and Training.  (September 23, 2024)

Small Business Administration

HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications and Potential Reforms.  (September 19, 2024)

Department of Defense

Class Deviation 2024-O0014:  Prohibition on Procurement of Foreign-Made Unmanned Aircraft Systems.  (August 29, 2024)

Bureau of Industry and Security

Implementation of Additional Sanctions Against Russia and Belarus Under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR); and Corrections.  (August 26, 2024)

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Agency Information Collection Activities

Federal Acquisition Regulation: Part 47, Transportation Requirements.  (August 26, 2024)

Small Business Administration

HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs.   (August 23, 2024)

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

  • Final Rule

DFARS Case 2023- D014:  Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act Reform.  (August 15, 2024)

DFARS Case 2024-D024:  Sustainable Procurement. (August 15, 2024)

Technical Amendments.  (August 15, 2024) 

  • Proposed Rule

DFARS Case 2019-D041:  Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements.  (August 15, 2024)

DFARS Case 2024-D023:  Limitation on Certain Institutes of Higher Education.  (August 15, 2024)

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Agency Information Collection Activities

Reporting Executive Compensation and First-tier Subcontract Awards.   (August 13, 2024)

Health and Human Services Acquisition Regulation

HHSAR Case 2023-001:  Acquisition of Information Technology; Standards for Health Information Technology.  (August 9, 2024)

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation

GSAR Case 2020-G510:  Federal Supply Schedule Economic Price Adjustment.  (August 5, 2024)

Department of Defense

Timely and Accurate Contract Action Report Submissions to the Federal Procurement Data System. (August 5, 2024)

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation

GSAR Case 2024-G503:  Updates to References to Sustainable Leasing.  (August 2, 2024)

Standardizing the Identification of Deviations; Correction.  (August 1, 2024)

Small Business Administration

Clarification to Direct Final Rule on Eliminating Self-Certification for ServiceDisabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.  (August 1, 2024)

Department of Homeland Security

HSAR Case 2024-001:  Rescinding Reserve Officer Training Corps and Military Recruiting on Campus Clause.   (July 31, 2024)

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Architect and Engineering Service Fees; Delay of Effective Date.   (July 30, 2024) 

Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-06

Introduction.  (July 30, 2024) 

FAR Case 2015-038:  Reverse Auction Guidance.  (July 30, 2024) 

FAR Case 2021-009:  Protests of Orders Set Aside for Small Business.  (July 30, 2024) 

FAR Case 2023-007:  Limitation of Authority Regarding Extraordinary Contractual Actions.  (July 30, 2024) 

Technical Amendments.  (July 30, 2024)

Small Entity Compliance Guide.  (July 30, 2024)

Department of Agriculture

The proposed changes would update the AGAR to bring it up to date and to make sure correspondence with the FAR is maintained.  (July 29, 2024) 

Department of State

Revisions to Definition and Controls Related to Defense Services.  (July 29, 2024) 

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement

Technical Amendments.  (July 29, 2024) 

DFARS Case 2023-D007:  Task Order and Delivery Order Contracting for Architectural and Engineering Services.  (July 29, 2024) 

Department of Energy

Acquisition Letter: Contract Pricing—Proposal Analysis and Contractors†Cost Estimating Systems.  (July 29, 2024) 

Office of Management and Budget

Modernizing the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP).  (July 29, 2024) 

Department of Defense

Financing Support for Covered Technology Categories--Specific to Companies and Trade Associations.  (July 24, 2024) 

Financing Support for Covered Technology Categories--Specific to Lenders.  (July 24, 2024) 

Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation

Restrictions on Foreign Acquisition Update.  (July 24, 2024) 

Bureau of Industry and Security

Clarifications and Updates to Defense Priorities and Allocations System Regulation.  (July 22, 2024) 

Department of Energy

Acquisition Guide, Chapter 39.3 Acquisition of Information Technology and the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA).  (July 22, 2024) 

Small Business Administration

Tribal Consultation for HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications and Potential Reforms.   (July 19, 2024)

Investment Security Office

Definition of Military Installation and the List of Military Installations in Regulations Pertaining to Certain Transactions by Foreign Persons Involving Real Estate in the United States.  (July 19, 2024)

Bureau of the Fiscal Service

Prompt Payment Interest Rate; Contract Disputes Act.  (July 18, 2024)

Bureau of Industry and Security

Redesignation of Regulations for Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain.  (July 18, 2024)

Federal Acquisition Regulation

FAR Case 2024-004:  Combating Trafficking in Persons - Definition and Agency Responsibilities.  (July 18, 2024)

General Services Administration

GSA City Pair Program adds new airline, markets for federal travelers.  (July 17, 2024)

Request for Nominations: Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee.  (July 16, 2024)

NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center

CIO-SP3 and CIO-SP3 Small Business: Extended Through April 2025.   (July 16, 2024)

Department of Energy

Revisions to the Diversity Plan, Acquisition Guide Chapter 70.2671.  (July 9, 2024)

Acquisition Guide, Chapter 17.5 Interagency Acquisitions.  (July 9, 2024)  

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Agency Information Collection Activities

Novation and Change-of-Name Agreements.  (July 5, 2024)

General Services Administration

Correction:  Reduction of Single-Use Plastic Packaging.  (July 5, 2024)

GSAR Case 2022-G513:  Removing the GSA Payments Clause for Non-Commercial Contracts.  (July 3, 2024)

GSAR Case 2022-G506:  Standardizing the Identification of Deviations.  (July 3, 2024)

Department of Transportation

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Implementation Modifications; Corrections.  (July 3, 2024)

Department of Defense

Organizational Name Change to Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy.  (July 3, 2024)

Department of State

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking:  Contractor and Grantee Counterterrorism Vetting.  (July 1, 2024)

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation

DFARS Case 2024-D019:  Architect and Engineering Service Fees.  (June 27, 2024)

DFARS Case 2021-D006:  Definition of Material Weakness.  (June 27, 2024)

Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Conformance of Cost Accounting Standards to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Compensated Personal Absence and Depreciation of Tangible Capital Assets.  (June 27, 2024)

Conformance of Cost Accounting Standards to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Operating Revenue and Lease Accounting.  (June 27, 2024)

Federal Acquisition Regulation

FAR Case 2023-008:  Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services.  (June 26, 2024)

Part 47: Transportation Requirements.  (June 22, 2024)   

United States Trade Representative

Request for Comments on Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity-Trade Track. (June 20, 2024)

Department of Energy

Issuance of Class Deviation Addressing Commercial Supplier Agreement Terms that Conflict with or are Incompatible with Federal Law.  (June 20, 2024)

Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Application of Cost Accounting Standards to Indefinite Delivery Vehicles.  (June 18, 2024)   

Guidance Addressing Contracting Officer Representative Policies.  (June 18, 2024)   

Federal Acquisition Regulation

Agency Information Collection Activities

Past Performance Information.  (June 17, 2024)   

Department of Energy

Acquisition Guide, Chapter 7.1, Acquisition Planning .  (June 17, 2024)