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32 sections with “Deputy Secretary”

  • FAR 22.807 Exemptions.
    …y to the national security. Upon making such a determination, the agency shall notify the Deputy Assistant Secretary in writing within 30 days. (2) Specific contracts. The Deputy Assistant Secretary may exempt an agency from requiring the …
  • FAR 52.222-27 Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction.
    …overed area means the geographical area described in the solicitation for this contract. Deputy Assistant Secretary means the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, or a…
  • DFARS 225.871-4 Statutory waivers.
    (a) For contracts or subcontracts placed outside the United States, the Deputy Secretary of Defense may waive any provision of law that specifically prescribes— (1) Procedures for the formation of contracts; (2) Terms and conditions for i…
  • FAR 7.107-2 Consolidation.
    … is— (i) For the Department of Defense, the SPE; or (ii) For the civilian agencies, the Deputy Secretary or equivalent. (f) If a determination is made that consolidation is necessary and justified, the contracting officer shall include i…
  • FAR 7.107-3 Bundling.
    …t of Defense, the senior procurement executive; or (ii) For the civilian agencies is the Deputy Secretary or equivalent. (g) In assessing whether cost savings and/or price reduction would be achieved through bundling, the agency and SBA s…
  • FAR 22.1305 Waivers.
    …tional security. Upon making such a determination, the head of the agency must notify the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor in writing within 30 days. (c) The contracting officer must submit requests for waivers in accordance with agency…
  • DFARS 208.7002 Assignment authority.
    …ation (GSA). Commodity assignments are made— (1) To the departments and agencies, by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics); (2) To GSA, through agreement with GSA, by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics); …
  • DFARS 213.270 Use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    …is policy applies to all types of contract actions authorized by the FAR unless— (a) The Deputy Secretary of Defense has approved an exception for an electronic commerce/electronic data interchange system or operational requirement that re…
  • DFARS 222.7404 Waiver.
    …s (a) or (b) of 222.7402 to a particular contract or subcontract, if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the United States, and that the te…
  • DFARS 225.7700 Scope.
    …horization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239); and (d) The determinations by the Deputy Secretary of Defense regarding participation of the countries of the South Caucasus or Central and South Asia in acquisitions in support of ope…
  • DFARS 225.7704-2 Applicability of Balance of Payments Program.
    The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined, because of importance to national security, that it would be inconsistent with the public interest to apply the provisions of the Balance of Payments Program (see subpart 225.75) to offers of …
  • DFARS 234.7002 Policy.
    …nation under paragraph (a)(1) of this section may not be delegated below the level of the Deputy Secretary of Defense. (b) Subsystems. A subsystem of a major weapon system (other than a commercially available off-the-shelf item) shall be t…
  • FAR 22.801 Definitions.
    …ts of E.O. 11246. Contractor includes the terms “prime contractor” and “subcontractor.” Deputy Assistant Secretary means the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, or a designee. Equal Oppor…
  • FAR 22.803 Responsibilities.
    …6. (b) The Secretary of Labor has delegated authority and assigned responsibility to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the Secretary by E.O. 11246, except for the issuance of rules and regulat…
  • FAR 22.809 Enforcement.
    Upon written notification to the contracting officer, the Deputy Assistant Secretary may direct one or more of the following actions, as well as administrative sanctions and penalties, be taken against contractors found to be in violation o…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …or other chief official of an executive agency, unless otherwise indicated, including any deputy or assistant chief official of an executive agency. Alternate means a substantive variation of a basic provision or clause prescribed for use …
  • FAR 19.201 General policy.
    …by the agency head; (3) Is responsible to and reports directly to the agency head or the deputy to the agency head (except that for the Department of Defense, the Director of the Office of Small Business Programs reports to the Secretary o…
  • FAR 22.802 General.
    … be approved by a contracting officer, with a person who has been found ineligible by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for reasons of noncompliance with the requirements of E.O. 11246. (c) No contracting officer or contractor shall contract …
  • FAR 22.805 Procedures.
    …ostaward evaluation determines the contractor to be in noncompliance with E.O. 11246, the Deputy Assistant Secretary may authorize the use of the enforcement procedures at 22.809 against the noncomplying contractor. (b) Furnishing posters.…
  • FAR 22.806 Inquiries.
    …llective bargaining agreement in order to comply with E.O. 11246 shall be referred to the Deputy Assistant Secretary.
  • FAR 22.1022 Withholding of contract payments.
    …ld—or, upon written request of the Department of Labor from a level no lower than that of Deputy Regional Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor, shall withhold—the amount needed to pay such underpaid employees from accr…
  • FAR 22.1306 Department of Labor notices and reports.
    …furnish to the contractor appropriate notices for posting when they are prescribed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor (see http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm. (b) The Act requires contractors and subcontr…
  • FAR 31.101 Objectives.
    …ons for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration require advance approval of the Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer. Class deviations for the Department of Defense require advance approval of the Principal Director, Defense Pricing a…
  • FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action To Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction.
    …total work hours performed. (d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subco…
  • FAR 52.222-29 Notification of visa denial.
    …M), 2201 C Street NW., Room 6212, Washington, DC 20520, and the U.S. Department of Labor, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, when it has knowledge of any employee or potential employee being denied an entry visa to …
  • DFARS 209.104-1 General standards.
    …002, the contracting officer may seek advice from the Security Directorate, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Human Intelligence, Counterintelligence, and Security. (C) In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 4874(b)(1)(A), the Secreta…
  • DFARS 213.305-3 Conditions for use.
    … of imprest funds requires approval by the Director for Financial Commerce, Office of the Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), except as provided in paragraph (d)(iii) of this subsection. …
  • DFARS 217.170 General.
    …e of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) (OUSD(A&S)), and to the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) (Program/Budget) (OUSD(C)(P/B)). (5) If the budget for a contract that contains a cancellation ceilin…
  • DFARS 225.103 Exceptions.
    …ld but less than $2 million; or (C) By the head of the contracting activity or immediate deputy for acquisitions valued at $2 million or more. (iii) A separate determination as to whether an article is reasonably available is not required…
  • DFARS 225.872-2 Applicability.
    …striction applies. (ii) Information concerning restricted items may be obtained from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy; (3) Other U.S. laws or regulations (e.g., the annual DoD appropriations act); and …
  • DFARS 231.205-70 External restructuring costs.
    …official is the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment) or the Principal Deputy. This authority may not be delegated below the level of an Assistant Secretary of Defense. (B) For all other cases, the designated official is…
  • DFARS 250.100 Definitions.
    …this subpart, means— (1) An official at or above the level of an Assistant Secretary (or Deputy) of Defense or of the Army, Navy, or Air Force; and (2) A contract adjustment board established by the Secretary concerned.

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.