Notice 2 Apr 2025 compliance, defense contracting, federal acquisition, small business, indirect costs

📄Notice on Indirect Costs and Small Business Payments

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, DoD, GSA, and NASA invite the public to comment on an extension concerning indirect cost rate proposals, payments to small business subcontractors, and bankruptcy notifications. DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of Federal Government acquisitions, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. OMB has approved this information collection for use through July 31, 2025. DoD, GSA, and NASA propose that OMB extend its approval for use for three additional years beyond the current expiration date.

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Notice 13 Mar 2025 compliance, defense contracting, federal regulations, subcontracting, purchasing system

📄Notice on Subcontract Consent and Contractors' Purchasing Review

Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding subcontract consent and contractors' purchasing system review.

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Notice 13 Mar 2025 compliance, defense contracting, government contracts, reporting requirements, property management

📦New Regulations for Government Property Management Compliance

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, DoD, GSA, and NASA invite the public to comment on an extension concerning Government property. DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of Federal Government acquisitions, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. OMB has approved this information collection for use through June 30, 2025. DoD, GSA, and NASA propose that OMB extend its approval for use for three additional years beyond the current expiration date.

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Notice 3 Mar 2025 space logistics, defense contracting, environmental assessment, infrastructure, air force

🚀Environmental Assessment Notice for Rocket Cargo Test at Johnston Atoll

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) is issuing this notice of intent (NOI) to advise the public of the pending preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate the impacts of construction and operation of two landing pads at Johnston Atoll for up to 10 reentry vehicle landings per year over four consecutive years to support the test, demonstration, and evaluation of capabilities under the DAF Rocket Cargo Vanguard program (Proposed Action). The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wildlife Refuge System (USFWS) are cooperating agencies.

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Regulation, Compliance, Defense 17 Jan 2025 defense contracting, international trade, exports, arms and munitions, classified information, us government, arms regulations, export compliance

⚖️Amendments to ITAR

The Department of State (the Department) amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to remove from the U.S. Munitions List (USML) items that no longer warrant inclusion, add to the USML items that warrant inclusion, and clarify certain entries. With these amendments, the Department also supersedes and thus terminates the temporary modification to USML Category VIII that was published on December 4, 2023, and extended on November 26, 2024.

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Arms Sales, Regulatory Compliance, Defense Industry 8 Jan 2025 defense contracting, taiwan, arms sales, military exports, u.s. government

💼Proposed $75 Million Arms Sale to Taiwan

The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Arms Sales, Foreign Trade, Economic Development 6 Jan 2025 military equipment, netherlands, defense contracting, foreign policy, arms sales

💼$150M Arms Sale to Netherlands

The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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