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Regulatory Agenda

Published 2026-10-31 · by Federal Construction Magazine

Federal Register notice 2026-16612, published 2026-08-14. The document's own summary and text are quoted below.

The Federal Register published Regulatory Agenda on 2026-08-14. The document is a Notice from Management and Budget Office, Federal Procurement Policy Office, Defense Department, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration, filed as 2026-16612 and published at 91 FR 53078-53079.

Official summary

This agenda provides summary descriptions of regulations being developed by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council in compliance with Executive Order 12866 "Regulatory Planning and Review, as reaffirmed and amended in Executive Order 13563, "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review." This agenda is being published to allow interested people an opportunity to participate in the rulemaking process. Additionally, members of the public can track the progress of any open and pending Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule via the "Open FAR Cases" report, which is publicly available at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/ dars/far_case_status.html. The Regulatory Secretariat Division has attempted to list all regulations pending at the time of publication, except for minor and routine or repetitive actions; however, unanticipated requirements may result in the issuance of regulations that are not included in this agenda. There is no legal significance to the omission of an item from this listing. Also, the dates shown for the steps of each action are estimated and are not commitments to act on or by the dates shown. Published proposed rules may be reviewed in their entirety at the Government's rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov.

What the document says

Quoted verbatim from the document.

William F. Clark, Director, Office of Government-wide, Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of Government-wide Policy.

DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR)--Final Rule Stage ------------------------------------------------------------------------Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------343....................... Federal Acquisition 9000-AO34 Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2021-017, Cyber Threat and Incident Reporting and Information Sharing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR)--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------344....................... Federal Acquisition 9000-AO54 Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2023-006, Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR)--Completed Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------345....................... Federal Acquisition 9000-AO49 Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2023-002, Supply Chain Software Security. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------Department of Defense/General Services Administration/National Aeronautics and Final Rule Stage Space Administration (FAR)

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343. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR); FAR CASE 2021-017, CYBER THREAT AND INCIDENT REPORTING AND INFORMATION SHARING

Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch. 4; 10 U.S.C. ch. 137 legacy provisions; 10 U.S.C. 3016; 51 U.S.C. 20113 Relevant Executive Orders: 14028 Abstract: This rule will authorize agencies to increase the sharing of information about cyber threats and incident information between the Government and certain providers. In addition, this rule will require certain contractors to report cyber incidents to the Federal Government to facilitate effective cyber incident response and remediation and require offerors to represent that they have submitted all security incident reports in a current, accurate, and complete manner. This rule is being issued pursuant to recommendations from the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Homeland Security in accordance with sections 2(b), 2(c), 2(g)(i), and 8(b), of the Executive Order 14028 titled ``Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity.'' Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------NPRM............................ 10/03/23.......... 88 FR 68055 NPRM Comment Period Extended.... 11/01/23.......... 88 FR 74970

NPRM Comment Period End......... 12/04/23.......... .................. NPRM Comment Period Extended End 02/02/24.......... .................. Final Rule...................... 09/00/26.......... .................. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: FAR Policy, DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR), 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405 Phone: 202 969-4075 Email: [email protected] RIN: 9000-AO34

------------------------------------------------------------------------Department of Defense/General Services Administration/National Aeronautics and Long-Term Actions Space Administration (FAR)

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344. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR); FAR CASE 2023-006, PREVENTING ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION

Legal Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. ch. 4; 10 U.S.C. ch. 137 legacy provisions; 10 U.S.C. 3016; 51 U.S.C. 20113; 41 U.S.C. 1121(b) Abstract: This rule will provide and update definitions, guidance, and examples related to organizational conflicts of interest (OCI), including the creation of solicitation provisions and contract clauses to avoid or mitigate OCI, that require contractors to disclose information relevant to potential OCI and limit future contracting. The rule will also permit contracting officers to take into consideration professional standards and procedures to prevent OCI to which an offeror or contractor is subject. This rule is being issued in accordance with the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act. The FAR Council received public comments on the proposed rule published in January 2025, which are being considered in development of the final rule. Timetable:

------------------------------------------------------------------------Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------NPRM............................ 01/15/25.......... 90 FR 4376 NPRM Comment Period End......... 03/17/25.......... .................. Final Rule...................... 07/00/27.......... .................. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: FAR Policy, DOD/GSA/NASA (FAR), 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405 Phone: 202 969-4075 Email: [email protected] RIN: 9000-AO54

------------------------------------------------------------------------Department of Defense/General Services Administration/National Aeronautics and Completed Actions Space Administration (FAR)

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345. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR); FAR CASE 2023-002, SUPPLY CHAIN SOFTWARE SECURITY

Key details

• Document: 2026-16612
• Type: Notice
• Published: 2026-08-14 in the Federal Register
• Agencies: Management and Budget Office, Federal Procurement Policy Office, Defense Department, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• Citation: 91 FR 53078-53079

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