The White House has directed agencies to calculate the costs of climate change impacts by using the social cost of greenhouse gases or SC-GHG metric in federal procurement processes as part of
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The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council is evaluating at least 12 proposed rules meant to implement cybersecurity requirements across the government procurement process driven by the cybersecurity executive order, national cyber strategy and
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The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has begun its oversight of a proposed rule that would require government contractors to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and financial risks from climate change. In
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The Aerospace Industries Association has urged the Office of Management and Budget to block a Federal Acquisition Regulation Council proposal that would direct certain federal contractors to report their greenhouse gas emissions
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The Senate has approved a bipartisan bill that would direct federal agencies to identify potential conflicts of interest between taxpayer-backed projects and other business opportunities of contractors. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., chairman
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The Professional Services Council (PSC) has addressed the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council to provide clarification on the Interim Final Rule, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or
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The Department of Defense (DoD), NASA and the General Services Administration (GSA) have issued an interim rule to prohibit government agencies from contracting with entities that use telecommunications equipment and other products
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A council of officials from the General Services Administration, NASA and the Department of Defense published an interim rule that would prohibit federal agencies from buying telecommunications and video surveillance systems and
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Six member associations of the Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations have asked the Obama administration to delay the implementation of a final rule that aims to ensure federal contractors’ compliance
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