DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base
Material regulatory developments from Office of the Secretary of Defense are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 14 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the defense & government contracting sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
Recent material activity
DARS submits OCI information-collection proposal to OMB under Paperwork Reduction Act review
The Defense Acquisition Regulations System submitted a Paperwork Reduction Act information-collection proposal to OMB on August 27, 2026, covering organizational conflicts of interest in major defense acquisition program…
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →GSA submits OMB renewal request for contractor telecommunications and video surveillance prohibition information collection
The General Services Administration's Regulatory Secretariat Division submitted a request to OMB on August 14, 2026 to extend a previously approved information collection under the federal contractor telecommunications a…
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base release pending Cresthaven Analytics full analysis: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions (DFARS Case 2022-D011)
DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base published a regulatory release titled 'Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modifications to Printed Circuit Board Acquisition Restrictions (DFARS Case 2022-D011)'. Cres…
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →DoD issues RFI on DFARS printed circuit board acquisition restrictions covering covered-nation sourcing prohibitions
The Department of Defense published a Request for Information on July 2, 2026 under DFARS Case 2022-D011, seeking industry input to inform a rulemaking that would implement statutory prohibitions on acquiring covered pri…
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →FAR Council opens public comment on Paperwork Reduction Act burdens in proposed FAR overhaul covering seven regulatory parts
The FAR Council — comprising OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA — published a Paperwork Reduction Act notice on June 25, 2026, soliciting public comments on information collection changes proposed under FAR Case 2026-002. The noti…
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →FAR Council opens PRA comment period on Revolutionary FAR Overhaul information collection burdens across seven regulatory parts
On June 25, 2026, OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA jointly published a Paperwork Reduction Act notice soliciting public comments on information collection changes proposed under FAR Case 2026-001. The notice covers proposed revi…
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →DoD proposes DFARS amendments tightening domestic sourcing for U.S. flags and expanding seafood requirements under three NDAAs
The Department of Defense published a proposed rule on June 25, 2026 to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, implementing domestic sourcing provisions from the National Defense Authorization Acts …
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →DoD proposes DFARS certification requirement for military recruitment advertising contracts under three NDAA mandates
The Department of Defense published a proposed rule on June 25, 2026 to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, implementing certification requirements for DoD contracts related to military recruitme…
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →FAR Council proposes sweeping overhaul of federal acquisition regulations under Executive Order 14275
The FAR Council — comprising OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA — published a proposed rule on June 23, 2026 to amend Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, 52, and 53 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The proposal is one of twelve coord…
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →FAR Council proposes sweeping revisions to eight FAR parts under Executive Order 14275 deregulatory mandate
OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA jointly published a proposed rule on June 23, 2026 to amend Federal Acquisition Regulation Parts 6, 7, 10, 18, 26, 37, 41, and 52. The proposal is one of twelve coordinated rules issued under the…
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →FAR Council proposes sweeping revisions to Parts 5, 24, 29, and 52 under Executive Order 14275
The FAR Council — comprising OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA — published a proposed rule on June 23, 2026 to amend Parts 5, 24, 29, and 52 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. This proposal is one of twelve coordinated rules …
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →FAR Council proposes revisions to Parts 3 and 49 under twelve-rule Executive Order 14275 overhaul
The FAR Council — comprising OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA — published a proposed rule on June 23, 2026 to amend Parts 3 and 49 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. This proposal is one of twelve concurrent rules implementi…
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →Pentagon designates additional entities as Chinese military companies under the annual Section 1260H list
On June 10, 2026, the Deputy Secretary of Defense designated additional entities as Chinese military companies under the annual statutory list. The designation triggers procurement and investment restrictions across the …
Read the full DoD Policy & Defense Industrial Base brief →DoD designates additional entities as Chinese military companies under 10 U.S.C. 1260H
The Deputy Secretary of Defense published Federal Register Doc. 2026-11571 on June 10, 2026, designating additional entities as Chinese military companies under 10 U.S.C. 1260H. The designation triggers immediate screeni…
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