How many procurement regulations were finalized in 2017? The answer may surprise you
From: Federal News Radio
By Jason Miller
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The answer is: the FAR Council issued one final rule for the entire year.
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“Agencies are testing out how well they can get analysis through the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in OMB,” he said. “I don’t know how much of a delay is not having a good process to measure the burden and cost benefit analysis. The predisposition of executive order is ‘don’t issue a new regulation even if they are regulations that agencies do want to put out.’”