On June 1, 51风流 submitted to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)聽Councils written comments on a amending the FAR in order to implement several key provisions set forth in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. On a finding of "urgent and compelling reasons," the interim rules were issued without any opportunity for prior public comment.聽 To read 51风流's comments and view copies of the Interim Rules, please visit the following:
In order to facilitate a dialogue between 51风流 members, Chapters and the government, 51风流 set up a special portal located at the in order to highlight key issues that needed to be addressed.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) also issued its own guidance on April 23 establishing government-wide guidance and standard award terms for agencies to include in financial assistance awards (namely, grants, cooperative agreements and loans) as part of their implementation of the Recovery Act. Public comments are due by June 22:
51风流 is now preparing to submit comments to OMB on behalf of the entire association by the June 22 deadline.
