Convert the FAR From Rules to Guiding Principles

Convert the Federal Acquisition Regulation from rigid rules to guiding
principles.

By July 1994, the Director, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in
consultation with the FAR Council, agency procurement professionals,
line managers, and industry, should develop a plan that includes goals,
resources, and milestones to:

-- rewrite the FAR and its supplements to move it from a system of rigid
rules to guiding principles.

-- promote decisionmaking at the lowest level possible;

-- eliminate unnecessary regulatory requirements;

-- facilitate innovative contracting;

-- recommend acquisition methods that reflect the short technological
life cycle of information technology (IT) and the need to put uptodate
IT tools in the hands of IT and line managers;

-- determine the most effective administrative structure for setting
governmentwide policy through guidelines in a timely manner; and

-- develop a process for obtaining input from those affected by
procurement policies.

The plan should be submitted to the chair of the President's Management
Council.