The Services Acquisition Reform Act (SARA) of 2003 established an Acquisition Advisory Panel to make recommendations for improving acquisition practices.
The 2003 Services Acquisition Reform Act provided statutory authority for the limited use of T&M contracts to acquire commercial services where an award is based on competition.
The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act, the Clinger-Cohen Act and the 2003 Services Acquisition Reform Act enabled major changes in the way the federal government buys commercial items.
The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the special emergency procurement authorities of Section 1443 of the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003 (Title XIV of Public Law 108-136).
