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A Federal Acquisition Regulation Circulars are issued
by one of the two councils authorized to make
changes to the Federal
Acquisition Regulation A Federal
Acquisition Regulation Circular summarizes the Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council
and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Councils.
Civilian Agency
Acquisition Council
The chairperson of the Civilian Agency Acquisition
Council is the representative of the Administrator of General
Services. The other members of this council are a representative
(one per department) from the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce,
Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Interior,
Labor, State, Transportation, and Treasury; and also a
representative (one per organization) from the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), Social Security Administration (SSA), Small
Business Administration (SBA), and Department of Veterans Affairs.
Defense Acquisition
Regulations Councils.
The Director of the Defense Acquisition Regulations
Council is the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)). Its members include
representatives from the military departments, the Defense Logistics
Agency (DLA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA).
Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)
The DAB is the Department’s senior-level forum for
advising the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology,
and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) on critical decisions concerning
Acquisition Category (ACAT) ID programs, and selected ACAT IA
programs. The DAB is composed of the DoD’s senior executives. The
DAB is chaired by the USD(AT&L). Other executive members of the DAB
include:
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Vice Chairman,
Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS)
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Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) (USD(C))
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Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) (USD(P))
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Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and
Readiness) (USD(P&R))
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Chief Information Officer of DoD
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Director of Operational Test and Evaluation
(DOT&E)
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Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
(CAPE)
Director, Acquisition Resources and Analysis (ARA) (also
executive secretary of the DAB)
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Secretaries of the Military Departments
Defense Acquisition Board advisors:
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Assistant Secretary of Defense (Acquisition)
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Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics &
Material Readiness)
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Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations
and Environment)
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DoD Deputy General Counsel (Acquisition &
Logistics)
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Director, Defense Research & Engineering
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DoD Component Acquisition Executives
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Relevant OIPT Leader(s)
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Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency
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Deputy Director, Cost Assessment
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Director, Defense Procurement & Acquisition
Policy
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Director, Systems Engineering; Director,
Developmental Test & Evaluation
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Director, Industrial Policy
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Director International Cooperation
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Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative
Affairs)
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Chair, Functional Capabilities Board(s)
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Cognizant Program Executive Officer(s) and
Program Manager(s)
The USD(AT&L) may ask other department officials
to participate in reviews, as required.
Ms. Linda
Neilson serves as the Deputy Director to the Director, Defense
Procurement and Acquisition Policy, for the Defense Acquisition
Regulations System (DARS).
Federal Acquisition Regulations Circulars
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