🎨GSA's Art-in-Architecture Program and Business Implications
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a revision of an information collection requirement regarding the Art-in- Architecture (AIA) Program Center for Fine Arts, GSA Form 7437.
Learn More💼New Executive Order Aims to Enhance Federal Procurement Efficiency
Executive Order 14240 focuses on consolidating Federal procurement under the General Services Administration to reduce waste and duplication, ensuring a more efficient procurement process for common goods and services across government agencies. The order aims to improve service delivery while streamlining procurement functions, re-establishing the agency’s original purpose for better management.
Learn More🛫Travel Costs Regulations Update for Government Contractors
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 travel costs. 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.
Learn More📅GSAR Postponed Effectiveness Impacts Government Procurement Compliance
The General Services Administration is postponing the effectiveness of amendments that appeared in the Federal Register on December 27, 2024, to provide for a 60-day postponement of the effectiveness in compliance with the Presidential Memorandum titled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, signed on January 20, 2025, by President Donald J. Trump.
Learn More📝Notarized Document Submission Updates for SAM Registration
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a revision to an existing OMB clearance regarding a notarized document submittal for System for Award Management (SAM) Registration.
Learn More📄GSA Notice on Surplus Property Monthly Donation Reporting
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding State Agency Monthly Donation Report of Surplus Property, GSA Form 3040.
Learn More📦Updates to Federal Travel Regulation on Relocation Allowances
The United States (U.S.) General Services Administration (GSA) is issuing a final rule amending the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) to remove the relocation miscellaneous expenses allowance (MEA) lump sum amounts from the FTR. These lump sum amounts will be published in FTR Bulletins on an intermittent basis, much like what is done for per diem and mileage rates. The relocation MEA actual expense (as opposed to lump sum) amounts are unchanged and will remain in the FTR. This final rule also updates the types of expenses that may or may not be reimbursed by relocation MEA when employees itemize under actual expense. Additionally, this final rule updates and clarifies other relocation MEA regulatory sections and rearranges them into a more sequential order.
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