DOE Acquisition Rules
Federal Register rules, proposed rules, and notices from Department of Energy (DOE) and its acquisition components — sorted newest first. DOE's mix of management-and-operating (M&O) contracts at the national labs and traditional acquisition makes its rule changes and protest decisions outsized — a single sustained protest against an M&O selection can reshape billions in incumbency.
Financial Assistance Regulations-Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Policy Requirements
The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) is amending its Financial Assistance Regulations to establish conflict of interest and conflict of commitment policies and requirements for non-Federal entities applying for or receiving financial assistance awards from the Department, and to implement and standardize certain disclosure requirements applicable to financial assistance applications and awards, including responsibilities, general rules, and procedures for non-Federal entities to identify
Administrative False Claims and Procedures
DOE publishes this final rule to revise its regulations issued under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986 ("PFCRA"), amended by the Administrative False Claims Act of 2023 ("the AFCA"). The AFCA, formerly PFCRA, pertains to the Federal Government's ability to combat fraud involving Federal funds by allowing for the imposition of civil penalties and assessments against persons who make, submit, or present, or cause to be made, submitted, or presented, false, fictitious, or fraudulent clai
Due to receipt of adverse comments, the Department of Energy (DOE) is withdrawing the direct final rule titled "Zero-Based Regulating," which published on May 29, 2026.
Revisions to Financial Forms Reporting and Filing Requirements; Correction
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission published a document in the Federal Register of June 24, 2026, concerning a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on the Commission's proposal to amend certain annual and quarterly financial forms, and its current regulations governing certain FERC financial forms. The document contained an error.
The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or "the Department") proposes to update the Department's current rulemaking methodology titled, "Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment" ("Process Rule"). Specifically, DOE proposes to: make Appendix A binding on DOE for certain actions; amend objectives and considerations consistent with recent Executive o
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