DoD Acquisition Rules
Federal Register rules, proposed rules, and notices from Department of Defense (DoD) and its acquisition components — sorted newest first. DoD-issued rules and bid-protest decisions are where contracting-officer behavior, evaluation defensibility, and clause changes first surface. Watch the DFARS-Case docket on rules; watch sustained protests for which evaluation factors GAO is currently policing.
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 to mitigate risks related to beneficial ownership or foreign ownership, control, or influence. This proposed rule also implements elements of a DoD policy.
DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.
Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation
The Department of Defense (Department or DoD) is giving notice of a proposed rulemaking to exempt portions of the "Inspector General Criminal Investigation Records," CIG-04, system of records from certain provisions of the Privacy Act because of national security and law enforcement requirements and to avoid interference during the conduct of criminal investigations. The DoD is giving concurrent notice of a modified system of records elsewhere in today's issue of the Federal Register.
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