Overview
This section establishes the specific executive leadership responsible for ensuring that all government agencies adhere to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
Key Rules
- Department of Defense: The Secretary of Defense is responsible for compliance across all military departments and defense agencies.
- Civilian Agencies: The Administrator of General Services (GSA) is responsible for compliance within all civilian agencies, with the exception of NASA.
- NASA: The Administrator of NASA is responsible for compliance regarding all NASA-specific acquisition activities.
- Cross-Reference: This oversight responsibility is linked to the requirements for agency-level acquisition regulations found in FAR 1.304.
Practical Implications
This section creates a clear chain of command for procurement integrity, ensuring that individual agencies remain accountable to a centralized authority (DoD, GSA, or NASA) for their adherence to federal contracting standards.