Pentagon formally removes requirement for 'technical interchange' related to IR&D

By Marjorie Censer / August 24, 2018 at 10:46 AM
The Defense Department today moved to eliminate text in defense acquisition regulations that required major contractors to engage in "technical interchanges" with Pentagon employees to ensure independent research and development costs were considered allowable. In today's Federal Register , DOD published a final rule to remove the requirement , noting this action follows a recommendation from the DOD Regulatory Reform Task Force, which is reviewing Pentagon regulations following an executive order calling for reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens. The task force...

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