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In accordance with section 1822 of the Act, the list of American Security Drone Act-<span class=\"match\">covered</span> foreign entities is to be developed and maintained by the FASC and published in the System for Award Management (SAM) at \n https://www.sam.gov. \n \n \n Additionally, the FAR and other agency acquisition regulations include instances of similar terms to those used in the Act (“<span class=\"match\">covered</span> foreign country,” “<span class=\"match\">covered</span> entity,” etc.) with definitions corresponding to other statutes"},{"title":"Third Party Contracting Guidance","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has made available on its website the final updated Third-Party Contracting Guidance Circular (C 4220.1G). The updated circular reflects statutory and regulatory changes that have occurred since the last update, provides additional non-binding guidance, and supersedes the previous Third-Party Contracting Guidance Circular C 4220.1F. This notice responds to the comments FTA received on the proposed circular, which was published in the Federal Register on November 27, 2024.","document_number":"2025-00992","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/16/2025-00992/third-party-contracting-guidance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-16/pdf/2025-00992.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00992.pdf?1736948748","publication_date":"2025-01-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Transit Administration","name":"Federal Transit Administration","id":193,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-transit-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/193","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-transit-administration"}],"excerpts":"price is the primary <span class=\"match\">evaluation</span> <span class=\"match\">factor</span> and technical complexity is minimal. Sealed bidding is the procurement method required by regulation for such procurements when they exceed the SAT. 2 CFR 200.320(b)(1).\n \n \n Comment: \n A consulting firm noted that audits are not clearly stated as a <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> and may cause confusion for recipients, suggesting their removal.\n \n \n FTA Response: \n FTA declines to remove references to audits as they are a <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> pursuant to 2 CFR part 200, subpart F, but has clarified the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> to describe the procedure"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement. The E.O. directs the elimination of excessive acquisition regulations to stop the inefficient use of American taxpayer dollars. The FAR Council is issuing twelve proposed rules that collectively will streamline the FAR in its entirety. This rule proposes revisions to FAR parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, 52, and 53.","document_number":"2026-12559","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12559/federal-acquisition-regulation-revolutionary-federal-acquisition-regulation-overhaul-parts-1-2-4-33","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12559.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12559.pdf?1782132314","publication_date":"2026-06-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"Office of Federal Procurement Policy","name":"Federal Procurement Policy Office","id":184,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-procurement-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/184","parent_id":280,"slug":"federal-procurement-policy-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"issued an applicable waiver. Under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 4713, <span class=\"match\">covered</span>-procurement <span class=\"match\">actions</span> are specific agency decisions with respect to supply chain risk, and do not <span class=\"match\">apply</span> to <span class=\"match\">micro-purchases</span>. The statute requires a procurement to include a supply chain risk <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> or <span class=\"match\">evaluation</span> <span class=\"match\">factor</span> <span class=\"match\">before</span> a <span class=\"match\">covered</span> procurement <span class=\"match\">action</span> can <span class=\"match\">apply</span> and <span class=\"match\">micro-purchases</span> do not <span class=\"match\">have</span> a supply chain risk <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> or <span class=\"match\">evaluation</span> <span class=\"match\">factor</span>.\n \n 5. Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> \n Changes are proposed to amend the FAR to implement the National"},{"title":"Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, cooperative agreements, and other forms of assistance. OMB is proposing revisions that would improve transparency, accountability, and oversight for Federal awards across the Federal Government. This includes ensuring that American tax dollars are not wasted or misused, activities performed under Federal awards are consistent with law and policy, and recipients are held accountable when they fail to meet relevant standards. The revisions also aim to ensure that basic American principles of equality and equal opportunity are upheld throughout all stages of the award making process and that unlawful discrimination is no longer permitted. Proposed changes also include providing further clarification on the regulatory status of the OMB requirements and on the process for future updates to the government- wide requirements. Finally, OMB also proposes changes to reduce recipient burden. The listed Federal grant-making agencies propose conforming changes to their respective adopting regulations, or, in the case of some agencies and other entities, establishing new adopting regulations or policies. The proposed changes reflect the administration's commitment to transparency, accountability, and proper oversight for the Federal grantmaking process. 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OMB proposes to authorize agencies, subject to applicable law, to add or remove specific conditions throughout the period of performance based on the risk <span class=\"match\">factors</span> \n \n identified in paragraph (c) or other <span class=\"match\">factors</span> associated with a recipient or program.\n \n A new <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> is proposed to require that any such"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement","type":"Rule","abstract":"DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to restructure and update the regulations to focus on current environmental and sustainability matters and to implement a requirement for agencies to procure sustainable products and services to the maximum extent practicable.","document_number":"2024-07931","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/22/2024-07931/federal-acquisition-regulation-sustainable-procurement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-22/pdf/2024-07931.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07931.pdf?1713530715","publication_date":"2024-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"Federal agencies are still not meeting the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for biobased purchasing, which is a statutory <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> and should be implemented <span class=\"match\">before</span> these additional non-statutory programs.\n \n \n Response: \n No additional clarification is necessary. FAR 23.103(b)(1) and 23.104(c)(1) direct agencies to procure sustainable products and services that meet statutory purchasing program <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. FAR 23.104(c)(3) states that, if no statutory purchasing program <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> <span class=\"match\">apply</span>, then agencies must procure sustainable products and services that meet"},{"title":"Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is revising the OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements, which is now called the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance. The final guidance reflects public comments received in response to the OMB Notification of Proposed Guidance published in October 2023 and comments received from Federal agencies. In response to comments, OMB is revising and updating the guidance to incorporate recent OMB policy priorities related to Federal financial assistance and to reduce agency and recipient burden. OMB is also incorporating certain statutory requirements and clarifying certain sections of the prior version of the guidance that recipients or agencies have interpreted in different ways. OMB is also making revisions to use plain language, improve flow, and address inconsistent use of terms within the guidance text. Finally, OMB is making revisions to improve Federal financial assistance management, transparency, and oversight through more accessible and readily comprehensible guidance.","document_number":"2024-07496","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/22/2024-07496/guidance-for-federal-financial-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-22/pdf/2024-07496.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-07496.pdf?1713271514","publication_date":"2024-04-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"}],"excerpts":"agencies discretion on whether to <span class=\"match\">apply</span> subparts A through E of part 200 to Federal agencies, for-profit entities, foreign public entities, or foreign organizations. In the same section, the final guidance encourages Federal agencies to <span class=\"match\">apply</span> the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in subparts A to E of part 200 to all recipients in a consistent and equitable manner, but does not require them to do so. In cases in which Federal agencies <span class=\"match\">apply</span> part 200 to such entities, OMB's final guidance now further clarifies how the guidance <span class=\"match\">applies</span> to those entities as either recipients"},{"title":"Child Nutrition Program Integrity","type":"Rule","abstract":"This action implements statutory requirements and policy improvements to strengthen administrative oversight and operational performance of the Child Nutrition Programs.","document_number":"2023-17992","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/23/2023-17992/child-nutrition-program-integrity","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-08-23/pdf/2023-17992.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-17992.pdf?1692708317","publication_date":"2023-08-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Nutrition Service","name":"Food and Nutrition Service","id":200,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-nutrition-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/200","parent_id":12,"slug":"food-and-nutrition-service"}],"excerpts":"these <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>. The compliance date is August 23, 2024. \n 8. Informal Purchase Methods for CACFP \n \n Informal purchase methods (\n i.e., \n <span class=\"match\">micro-purchases</span> and small purchases) for procurements under Federal awards are <span class=\"match\">covered</span> in the \n Uniform Administrative <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span>, Cost Principles, and Audit <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> for Federal Awards, \n published by the Office of Management and Budget at 2 CFR part 200 and adopted by USDA at 2 CFR part 400. This guidance sets the dollar threshold and degree of informality that characterizes <span class=\"match\">micro-purchases</span> and small"},{"title":"Guidance for Grants and Agreements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is proposing to revise sections of OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements. This proposed revision reflects comments received from Federal agencies and those received in response to the OMB Notice of Request for Information published in the Federal Register in February 2023. In response to Federal agency and public input, OMB is proposing revisions intended in many cases to reduce agency and recipient burden. OMB proposes both policy changes and clarifications to existing guidance including plain language revisions. OMB also proposes to update the guidance to reflect recent OMB priorities related to Federal financial assistance. Finally, OMB is proposing revisions to improve Federal financial assistance management, transparency, and oversight through more accessible and readily comprehensible guidance.","document_number":"2023-21078","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/05/2023-21078/guidance-for-grants-and-agreements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-05/pdf/2023-21078.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-21078.pdf?1695932372","publication_date":"2023-10-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"}],"excerpts":"(Non-procurement)); Part 182 (Governmentwide <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> for Drug-Free Workplace (Financial Assistance)); Part 183 (Never Contract with the Enemy); and Part 200 (Uniform Administrative <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span>, Cost Principles, and Audit <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> for Federal Awards). \n As explained in further detail below, OMB proposes revising 2 CFR for reasons including: (1) incorporating statutory <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> and administration priorities; (2) reducing agency and recipient burden; (3) clarifying sections that recipients or agencies <span class=\"match\">have</span> interpreted in different ways; and (4)"},{"title":"Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Implementation Modifications","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT or Department) is amending its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) program regulations. The DBE and ACDBE programs are designed to allow small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals to compete fairly for DOT funded contracts let by State and local transportation agencies and in airport concession opportunities. The final rule improves program implementation in major areas, including by updating the personal net worth and program size thresholds for inflation; modernizing rules for counting of material suppliers; incorporating procedural flexibilities enacted during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; adding elements to foster greater usage of DBEs and ACDBEs with concurrent, proactive monitoring and oversight; updating certification provisions with less prescriptive rules that give certifiers flexibility when determining eligibility; revising the interstate certification process to provide for reciprocity among certifiers; and making technical corrections to commonly misinterpreted rules.","document_number":"2024-05583","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/09/2024-05583/disadvantaged-business-enterprise-and-airport-concession-disadvantaged-business-enterprise-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-09/pdf/2024-05583.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-05583.pdf?1712580314","publication_date":"2024-04-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"and phrasing that may not <span class=\"match\">have</span> been clear to some readers. Though commenters did not address the clarity of the drafting specifically, the comments suggested there may be some confusion as to what <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> <span class=\"match\">apply</span> to which recipients. In response to these comments, the final rule includes definitions for FTA Tier I and FTA Tier II recipients. Further, the final rule adds paragraphs to § 26.21(a)(2) to list the applicable <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> for Tier II recipients more clearly. The Department notes that under the new <span class=\"match\">requirement</span>, all FTA recipients that"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders","type":"Rule","abstract":"DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement supply chain risk information sharing and exclusion or removal orders consistent with the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 and a final rule issued by the Federal Acquisition Security Council.","document_number":"2023-21320","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/05/2023-21320/federal-acquisition-regulation-implementation-of-federal-acquisition-supply-chain-security-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-05/pdf/2023-21320.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-21320.pdf?1696423525","publication_date":"2023-10-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"The terms “<span class=\"match\">covered</span> article” and “<span class=\"match\">covered</span> entity” in FAR 4.2001 and the clause at FAR 52.204-23 are updated to “Kaspersky Lab <span class=\"match\">covered</span> article” and “Kaspersky Lab <span class=\"match\">covered</span> entity” to avoid confusion with the definition of a <span class=\"match\">covered</span> article excluded or removed under the authority of an issuing official. The definition of “Kaspersky Lab <span class=\"match\">covered</span> entity” was updated to reference the recently adopted name Kaspersky. \n D. Part 9 Updates \n Clarification is added at FAR 9.400 that FASCSA orders are <span class=\"match\">covered</span> at FAR subpart 4.23. FAR subpart 9.4 <span class=\"match\">covers</span> debarment"},{"title":"VA Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition Planning; Required Sources of Supplies and Services; Market Research; and Small Business Programs","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend and update its VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) in phased increments to revise or remove any policy superseded by changes in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), to remove procedural guidance internal to VA into the VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM), and to incorporate any new agency specific regulations or policies. This rulemaking revises coverage concerning Acquisition Planning, Required Sources of Supplies and Services, Market Research, and Small Business Programs, as well as affected parts to include Definitions of Words and Terms, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Contract Financing, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses, and Forms.","document_number":"2022-03677","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/09/2022-03677/va-acquisition-regulation-acquisition-planning-required-sources-of-supplies-and-services-market","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-09/pdf/2022-03677.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-03677.pdf?1646747113","publication_date":"2022-03-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business <span class=\"match\">Evaluation</span> <span class=\"match\">Factors</span>—Orders or BPAs, for task orders, delivery orders or BPAs using <span class=\"match\">evaluation</span> <span class=\"match\">factors</span> other than price alone. \n (c) The ordering activity shall insert the clause at 852.208-71, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business <span class=\"match\">Evaluation</span> <span class=\"match\">Factor</span> Commitments—Orders or BPAs, in request for quotes and resulting orders that include clause 852.208-70, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business <span class=\"match\">Evaluation</span> <span class=\"match\">Factors</span>—Orders or BPAs. \n \n \n \n Subpart 808.6—Acquisition"},{"title":"Guidance for Grants and Agreements","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is revising sections of OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements. This revision reflects the foundational shift outlined in the President's Management Agenda (PMA) to set the stage for enhanced result-oriented accountability for grants. This guidance is reflects the Administration's focus on improved stewardship and ensuring that the American people are receiving value for funds spent on grant programs. The revisions are limited in scope to support implementation of the President's Management Agenda, Results-Oriented Accountability for Grants Cross- Agency Priority Goal (Grants CAP Goal) and other Administration priorities; implementation of statutory requirements and alignment of these sections with other authoritative source requirements; and clarifications of existing requirements in particular areas within these sections.","document_number":"2020-17468","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/13/2020-17468/guidance-for-grants-and-agreements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-08-13/pdf/2020-17468.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-17468.pdf?1597149916","publication_date":"2020-08-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"}],"excerpts":"agreed to replace the language “or less restrictive <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>” with “adjust <span class=\"match\">requirements</span>” within the final guidance. OMB strongly encourages Federal awarding agencies to add or remove <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> by <span class=\"match\">applying</span> a risk-based, data-driven framework to alleviate select compliance <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> and hold recipients accountable for good performance. One commenter felt that the inclusion of the <span class=\"match\">requirement</span> for agencies to “<span class=\"match\">apply</span> more restrictive terms and conditions when merited as indicated by a risk <span class=\"match\">evaluation</span>” did not warrant an exception from OMB and thus"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Using Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment","type":"Rule","abstract":"DoD, GSA, and NASA are amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232).","document_number":"2020-15293","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/14/2020-15293/federal-acquisition-regulation-prohibition-on-contracting-with-entities-using-certain","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-07-14/pdf/2020-15293.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-15293.pdf?1594644349","publication_date":"2020-07-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"unless an exception at paragraph (b) of this section <span class=\"match\">applies</span> or the <span class=\"match\">covered</span> telecommunications equipment or services are <span class=\"match\">covered</span> by a waiver described in 4.2104. This prohibition <span class=\"match\">applies</span> to the use of <span class=\"match\">covered</span> telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. \n \n \n (c) \n Contracting Officers. \n Unless an exception at paragraph (b) of this section <span class=\"match\">applies</span> or the <span class=\"match\">covered</span> telecommunications equipment or service is <span class=\"match\">covered</span> by a waiver described in 4.2104, Contracting Officers"},{"title":"Guidance for Grants and Agreements","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Management and Budget is proposing to revise sections of Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Subtitle A-OMB Guidance for Grants and Agreements. The proposed revisions are limited in scope to support implementation of the President's Management Agenda, Results-Oriented Accountability for Grants Cross- Agency Priority Goal (Grants CAP Goal) and other Administration priorities; implementation of statutory requirements and alignment of 2 CFR with other authoritative source requirements; and clarifications of existing requirements in particular areas within 2 CFR. These proposed revisions are intended to reduce recipient burden, provide guidance on implementing new statutory requirements, and improve Federal financial assistance management, transparency, and oversight.","document_number":"2019-28524","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/01/22/2019-28524/guidance-for-grants-and-agreements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-01-22/pdf/2019-28524.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2019-28524.pdf?1579614316","publication_date":"2020-01-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"}],"excerpts":"part, this part <span class=\"match\">applies</span> to all non-Federal entities and Federal agencies, other than those exempted by law or excepted in paragraph (b) of this section, that—\n \n (1) <span class=\"match\">Apply</span> for or receive Federal awards; or \n (2) Receive subawards under Federal awards. \n \n (b) * * * (1) None of the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> in this part <span class=\"match\">apply</span> to an individual who <span class=\"match\">applies</span> for or receives a Federal award as a natural person (\n i.e., \n unrelated to any business or non-profit organization he or she may own or operate in his or her name).\n \n (2) None of the <span class=\"match\">requirements</span> regarding reporting"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation; Use of Products and Services of Kaspersky Lab","type":"Rule","abstract":"DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.","document_number":"2018-12847","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/06/15/2018-12847/federal-acquisition-regulation-use-of-products-and-services-of-kaspersky-lab","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-06-15/pdf/2018-12847.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-12847.pdf?1528980320","publication_date":"2018-06-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"clarity, the rule defines “<span class=\"match\">covered</span> entity” and “<span class=\"match\">covered</span> article.” A <span class=\"match\">covered</span> entity includes the entities described in section 1634. A <span class=\"match\">covered</span> article includes hardware, software, or services that the Federal Government will use on or after October 1, 2018. \n As the Government considers additional <span class=\"match\">actions</span> to implement section 1634, DoD, GSA, and NASA especially welcome input on steps that the Government could take to better identify and reduce the burden on contractors related to identifying <span class=\"match\">covered</span> articles. For example: \n • Is the prohibition scoped"},{"title":"Revise and Streamline VA Acquisition Regulation To Adhere to Federal Acquisition Regulation Principles (VAAR Case 2014-V005-Parts 812, 813)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend and update its VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) in phased increments to revise or remove any policy superseded by changes in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), to remove procedural guidance internal to VA into the VAAM, and to incorporate any new agency specific regulations or policies. These changes seek to streamline and align the VAAR with the FAR and remove outdated and duplicative requirements and reduce burden on contractors. The VAAM incorporates portions of the removed VAAR as well as other internal agency acquisition policy. VA will rewrite certain parts of the VAAR and VAAM, and as VAAR parts are rewritten, will publish them in the Federal Register. To minimize the number of rules published, VA will combine related topics.","document_number":"2018-00169","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/01/11/2018-00169/revise-and-streamline-va-acquisition-regulation-to-adhere-to-federal-acquisition-regulation","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-11/pdf/2018-00169.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-00169.pdf?1515591923","publication_date":"2018-01-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"Business <span class=\"match\">Evaluation</span> <span class=\"match\">Factors</span>. \n 852.215-71, <span class=\"match\">Evaluation</span> <span class=\"match\">Factor</span> Commitments. \n 852.219-9, VA Small Business Subcontracting Plan Minimum <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span>. \n 852.219-10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. \n 852.219-11, VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. \n 852.222-70, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act—Nursing Home Care Contract Supplement. \n \n 852.232-72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests.\n \n \n 852.246-73, Noncompliance with Packaging, Packing, and/or Marking <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span>. \n 852"},{"title":"Federal Awarding Agency Regulatory Implementation of Office of Management and Budget's Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards","type":"Rule","abstract":"This joint interim final rule implements for all Federal award-making agencies the final guidance Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) published by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on December 26, 2013. This rule is necessary in order to incorporate into regulation and thus bring into effect the Uniform Guidance as required by OMB. Implementation of this guidance will reduce administrative burden and risk of waste, fraud, and abuse for the approximately $600 billion per year awarded in Federal financial assistance. The result will be more Federal dollars reprogrammed to support the mission, new entities able to compete and win awards, and ultimately a stronger framework to provide key services to American citizens and support the basic research that underpins the United States economy.","document_number":"2014-28697","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/12/19/2014-28697/federal-awarding-agency-regulatory-implementation-of-office-of-management-and-budgets-uniform","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-12-19/pdf/2014-28697.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-28697.pdf?1418910432","publication_date":"2014-12-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT","name":"Executive Office of the 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In § 200.210. revise paragraphs (a)(1)"},{"title":"Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards","type":"Rule","abstract":"To deliver on the promise of a 21st-Century government that is more efficient, effective and transparent, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is streamlining the Federal government's guidance on Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal awards. These modifications are a key component of a larger Federal effort to more effectively focus Federal resources on improving performance and outcomes while ensuring the financial integrity of taxpayer dollars in partnership with non-Federal stakeholders. This guidance provides a governmentwide framework for grants management which will be complemented by additional efforts to strengthen program outcomes through innovative and effective use of grant-making models, performance metrics, and evaluation. This reform of OMB guidance will reduce administrative burden for non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards while reducing the risk of waste, fraud and abuse. This final guidance supersedes and streamlines requirements from OMB Circulars A-21, A-87, A-110, and A-122 (which have been placed in OMB guidances); Circulars A-89, A-102, and A-133; and the guidance in Circular A-50 on Single Audit Act follow-up. Future reform efforts may eventually seek to incorporate the Cost Principles for Hospitals in Department of Health and Human Services regulations. Copies of the OMB Circulars that are superseded by this guidance are available on OMB's Web site at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars--default/. The final guidance consolidates the guidance previously contained in the aforementioned citations into a streamlined format that aims to improve both the clarity and accessibility. This final guidance is located in Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This final guidance does not broaden the scope of applicability from existing government-wide requirements, affecting Federal awards to non-Federal entities including state and local governments, Indian tribes, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations. Parts of it may also apply to for-profit entities in limited circumstances and to foreign entities as described in this guidance and the Federal Acquisition Regulation. This guidance does not change or modify any existing statute or guidance otherwise based on any existing statute. This guidance does not supersede any existing or future authority under law or by executive order or the Federal Acquisition Regulation.","document_number":"2013-30465","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/12/26/2013-30465/uniform-administrative-requirements-cost-principles-and-audit-requirements-for-federal-awards","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2013-12-26/pdf/2013-30465.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2013-30465.pdf?1387461132","publication_date":"2013-12-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"}],"excerpts":"will not be penalized for doing so. \n The COFAR further recommended that provisions of Subpart F—Audit <span class=\"match\">Requirements</span> be effective for non-Federal entity fiscal years beginning on or after the effective date of this guidance. 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Additional VAAR clauses have been added to the list of clauses for use in commercial item solicitations and contracts. Items that have been deleted include requirements for setting aside construction and architect-engineer solicitations for small businesses that are in conflict with current statute, a requirement to conduct an audit of section 8(a) price proposals that is contrary to current FAR requirements, and a VAAR provision that requested data from offerors on veteran-owned small businesses that has been replaced by a FAR provision. Guidance to contracting officers on the types of data that should be requested from a contractor when evaluating the contractor's financial condition has been added. Other additions include a requirement to use the clause on Assignment of Claims in purchase orders and guidance to contracting officers on the criteria for revising the payment due dates for invoices. This final rule also makes non-substantive clarifying changes and corrections to the proposed rule. The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-461) was issued subsequent to the proposed rule. It will be addressed in a future rulemaking.","document_number":"E7-25380","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/01/15/E7-25380/va-acquisition-regulation-plain-language-rewrite","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-01-15/pdf/E7-25380.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2008-01-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"finding of contract fraud <span class=\"match\">have</span> been added. 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