Items Tagged with 'Federal Acquisition Regulation Council'

White House officials say the overhaul to the federal procurement system is intended to reduce regulatory burdens. 

Under new guidance, agencies anticipating bids 10% higher than their budget with a PLA in place can forego the requirement.

White House Office of Management and Budget directs federal agencies to continue using project labor agreements on construction projects but broadens allowable exceptions.

A federal appeals court granted a preliminary injunction to keep the project labor agreement mandate in force after a lawsuit by North America's Building Trades Unions challenged suspension of those pacts.  

A new executive order gives federal officials just 180 days to dramatically scale back rules governing federal procurement.

Federal Court of Claims has nullified previous administration labor agreement mandate that required them for most federal projects of $35M or larger, finding that competitive bidding could not be upheld under the rule and the executive order that required it. 

In just submitted comments, trade groups cite concerns in proposed rule to track direct and indirect emissions as it is set to finalize, but some join advocates in seeing it as key step to reduce climate impact 

Florida targets NASA, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration in its suit