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Updated Oct 13, 2026
Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of Decision …
Federal Communications Commission / Comments close Aug 31
In this document, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) seek comment on proposing to …
Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration / Comments close Aug 31
FAA proposes to amend its commercial space licensing regulations to streamline the licensing process and reduce regulatory burden for applicants. Specifically, FAA proposes to …
Federal Communications Commission / Comments close Aug 26
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopted a Second Report and Order that promotes the deployment of submarine cables while …
Federal Communications Commission / Comments close Sep 25
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopted a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Second FNPRM) that seeks to further …
State Department
Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has imposed statutory debarment under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) on persons convicted …
Commerce Department; Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Defense Department
This rule amends DoD regulations to eliminate disparate-impact liability. These amendments align DoD's regulations with Title VI and current DoD policy, avoid constitutional concerns, …
Commerce Department; Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Commerce Department; Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Commerce Department; Industry and Security Bureau / Comments close Aug 24
The Department of Commerce (Commerce), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is revising the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the Commerce Control List (CCL) …
State Department / Comments close Aug 24
In support of the President's Executive Order of April 9, 2025, on Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability, the Department of …
Commerce Department; Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Commerce Department; Industry and Security Bureau
In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to provide enhanced favorable treatment for the …
Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration / Comments close Aug 24
This action proposes special conditions for the Gulfstream Model G300 airplane. This airplane, as modified by Gulfstream, will have a novel or unusual design …
Federal Communications Commission
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget has approved new information collection requirements under OMB …
Commerce Department; Industry and Security Bureau / Comments close Jul 21
On June 29, 2026, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the national security of imports of anthracite coal. …
Homeland Security Department; Justice Department
In this interim final rule ("IFR"), the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") (collectively, "the Departments") codify the framework …
Federal Communications Commission
In this document, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) and the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) prohibit the continued importation and …
Defense Department; Defense Acquisition Regulations System / Comments close Aug 31
DoD is seeking information that will assist in the development of a revision to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections …
Homeland Security Department
The Department of Homeland Security, through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), is establishing the Alliance of National Councils for Homeland Operational Resilience--Critical …
Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration / Comments close Aug 17
These special conditions are issued for The Boeing Company (Boeing) Model 747-8 airplane. This airplane, as modified by AMAC Aerospace (AMAC), will have a …
Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration / Comments close Aug 5
This action extends the comment period for the NPRM titled "Designation--Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility" …
Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration
The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), announces the opportunity to apply for participation in a Radar Data Pilot Program (RDPP), made …
Defense Department; Defense Acquisition Regulations System / Comments close Aug 24
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years …
Defense Department; Defense Acquisition Regulations System / Comments close Aug 24
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement sections of the National Defense Authorization Acts for Fiscal Years …
Federal Communications Commission / Comments close Jul 24
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that seeks comment on eliminating outdated requirements and …
Federal Communications Commission
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted an Order that takes steps to streamline the processes associated with the Broadband Data Collection …
Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office; Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Comments close Jul 23
OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition …
Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office; Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Comments close Jul 23
OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition …
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