The FAR Council is rewriting the Federal Acquisition Regulation part by part to implement Executive Order 14275, removing clauses not required by statute. Formal proposed rules for most parts were published in June and September 2026.
- Status
- Proposed rules, comments closed
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Area
- Procurement
- Last reviewed at source
- 28 Oct 2026
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Official documents
- 18 Sep 2026 Proposed rule: Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Parts 8, 12, 13, 15, 38, 44 and 51 Federal Register
- 18 Sep 2026 Proposed rule: Parts 16, 17 and 35 Federal Register
- 23 Jun 2026 Proposed rule: Parts 3 and 49 Federal Register
- 15 Apr 2025 Executive Order 14265: Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base Federal Register
Dates
- 19 Oct 2026 Comments closed on the September 2026 FAR overhaul proposed rules
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General information as at the review date, not legal advice. Each document links to its official source.