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The Trump admin redlines the FAR (Part 1)

The Trump admin redlines the FAR (Part 1)

The Trump administration is out with the beginning of its FAR rewrite, starting with parts 1 and 34. We begin our analysis with part 1. FAR Part 1, the as-is state FAR Part 1 establishes the Federal Acquisition Regulations System, which harmonizes, codifies, and publishes a set of uniform policies

Common sense and the FAR: a match much below heaven

Common sense and the FAR: a match much below heaven

Several recent executive orders promise to reform federal acquisition, notably “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement.” If only it were so easy. The FAR unloved The FAR is long at over 2,000 pages, but the FAR council promulgates a lot of regulations from statute. Congress regularly uses the National