United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-06-28 monographic deposited born digital 84 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-139 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-139 P0b002ee1803a1db7 f:ns96139 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-139 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-139 NSIAD-96-139 Procurement regulation Public relations Statutory limitation Federal procurement policies Compliance Human resources training Government publications Letter Report NSIAD

Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed federal agencies' compliance with the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act's (FASA) requirements for publishing revised procurement regulations, focusing on: (1) whether all regulations necessary to implement the act were published accordingly; and (2) efforts to make the regulations concise and understandable.<p/>GAO found that: (1) except in two instances, all proposed revisions to the federal acquisition regulations (FAR) needed to implement FASA were published by the May 11, 1995 FASA deadline; (2) the proposed regulation on fraud remedies was published 1 day late and the implementing regulation on alternatives to payment bonds had not been published as of March 1996; (3) 13 of the 29 FAR needed to implement FASA were published in final form by the September 8, 1995 deadline and two regulations were issued in interim form; (4) 11 additional final FAR were published by October 1, 1995; (5) in addition to the regulation on payment bond alternatives, regulations on multiyear contracting and small disadvantaged businesses had not been published by October 1, 1995; (6) the factors that slowed the revision process included translating FASA language and addressing public comments, particularly those on the more complex, innovative, and controversial revisions; (7) there was less compliance with FASA deadlines regarding nonFAR regulations; (8) FAR drafting teams had considerable experience in drafting regulations and used numerous public comments to improve the revisions; (9) certain agencies provided training resources and explanatory materials to help buying activities understand FASA changes and make FAR revisions concise and understandable. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-139/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-139.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-139/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-139.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-139 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-139 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-139; Acquisition Reform: Regulatory Implementation of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994; Procurement regulation Public relations Statutory limitation Federal procurement policies Compliance Human resources training Government publications Title 10 Section 2306a Title 10 Section 2306a(d) Title 10 Section 2313 Title 10 Section 2321 Title 10 Section 2329 Title 10 Section 2406 Title 10 Section 2435 Title 10 Section 2438 Title 10 Section 2439 Title 10 Section 33464 10 U.S.C. 2306a 10 U.S.C. 2306a(d) 10 U.S.C. 2313 10 U.S.C. 2321 10 U.S.C. 2329 10 U.S.C. 2406 10 U.S.C. 2435 10 U.S.C. 2438 10 U.S.C. 2439 10 U.S.C. 33464 Title 15 Section 637(b)(7) 15 U.S.C. 637(b)(7) Title 19 Section 2516 19 U.S.C. 2516 Title 31 Section 1304 31 U.S.C. 1304 Title 41 Section 10b-2(b) Title 41 Section 20 Title 41 Section 253e Title 41 Section 258 Title 41 Section 403 Title 41 Section 418b 41 U.S.C. 10b-2(b) 41 U.S.C. 20 41 U.S.C. 253e 41 U.S.C. 258 41 U.S.C. 403 41 U.S.C. 418b Public Law 102-484 Public Law 103-355 Public Law 104-106