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The General Services Administration submitted a Paperwork Reduction Act request to OMB on September 11 for a new SAM.gov annual certification requiring registered Higher Education Institutions to certify compliance with Executive Order 14400. Comments close October 13, 2026.
OMB's Cost Accounting Standards Board finalized a rule raising the dollar threshold for full CAS coverage and Disclosure Statement requirements from $50 million to $100 million, effective October 1, 2026, following unanimous support in public comments.
The Office of Management and Budget's Cost Accounting Standards Board finalized a rule rescinding Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) 407, effective October 1, 2026, to bring the requirement in line with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
The Office of Management and Budget's Cost Accounting Standards Board has finalized a rule wholly rescinding CAS 408 and 411 and stripping most provisions from CAS 404 and 409 to conform with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, effective August 7, 2026.
The Department of the Treasury published a notice on June 30, 2026, announcing submission of multiple information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Public comments are due by July 30, 2026.
The FAR Council released the first of three batches of proposed rules implementing EO 14275, shifting federal procurement from a prescriptive rulebook to a principle-based framework. Comments are due July 23, 2026.