The Section 809 Panel, the Department of Defense’s advisory panel on streamlining and codifying acquisition regulations, issued Volume I of its Final Report. The report contains recommendations to update DoD’s process for acquiring information technology business systems, streamline auditing requirements, address challenges in how small businesses interact with DoD, update commercial buying, clarify the definition of personal and nonpersonal services, remove statutory requirements for 13 acquisition-related DoD offices, and repeal 20 acquisition-related statutory reporting requirements.
Source: Section 809 Panel Issues Volume I of Final Report | Government Contracts Blog
DoD Issues Five Final Rules Amending the DFARS
The Department of Defense has issued five final rules that amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation