Notice2025-12756
Notice of Request for Comments on Executive Order 14265, Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base
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Published
July 9, 2025
Issuing agencies
Defense Department
Abstract
President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order (E.O.) to accelerate defense procurement and revitalize the defense industrial base by reforming defense acquisition processes and modernizing the composition of the defense acquisition workforce. Small businesses play a crucial role in safeguarding national security by delivering innovative technologies, unique capabilities, and critical support to our military forces. In recognition of these significant contributions, the Department seeks public comment on this E.O. This input will be used to support implementation of this presidential action.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30219-30220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12756]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2025-OS-0018]
Notice of Request for Comments on Executive Order 14265,
Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense
Industrial Base
AGENCY: Office of Small Business Programs, Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Industrial Base Policy), Department of Defense
(DoD).
ACTION: Notice of request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order (E.O.) to
accelerate defense procurement and revitalize the defense industrial
base by reforming defense acquisition processes and modernizing the
composition of the defense acquisition workforce. Small businesses play
a crucial role in safeguarding national security by delivering
innovative technologies, unique capabilities, and critical support to
our military forces. In recognition of these significant contributions,
the Department seeks public comment on this E.O. This input will be
used to support implementation of this presidential action.
DATES: The due date for submitting comments is August 8, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number and
title, by the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant to the
Secretary of Defense for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and Transparency,
Regulatory Directorate, 4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, Suite
05F16, Alexandria, VA 22350-1700.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency
name, docket number, and title for this Federal Register document. The
general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the
public is to make these submissions available as they are received,
without change, including any personal identifiers or contact
information for public viewing on the internet at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jacqueline Charles, Associate
Director, of the DoD, Office of Small Business Programs, at (703) 692-
0935 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3659455218465358425751595818594345521b571b45185b544e18594554461b46595a5f554f1b5a53515f455a57425f40531b575050575f4445765b575f5a185b5f5a">osd.pentagon.ousd-a-s.mbx.osbp-policy-legislative-affairs@mail.mil</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
E.O. 14265, Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring
Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base, focuses on reforming the DoD
acquisition processes to accelerate the procurement of advanced
technologies and revitalize the defense industrial base by prioritizing
commercial solutions, streamlining decision-making, and encouraging
innovation within the defense sector. In support of this E.O., the
Department maintains its commitment to reversing the decline of the
numbers of small businesses in the defense industrial base by reducing
barriers to entry and increasing the competition and innovation needed
to provide the best systems, technologies, services, and products to
support the Warfighter as outlined in the Department's strategic small
business plan. Small businesses spur innovation as they are essential
to the strength and resilience of the defense industrial base. They
play a crucial role in safeguarding national security by delivering
innovative technologies, unique capabilities, and critical support to
our military forces.
The Department seeks comments from the public on E.O. 14265 to
assist the Department to implement this E.O. and gain insight from
industry on acquisition reform, revisions to DoD regulations that would
improve relationships between the Department and small businesses,
restructuring of the acquisition workforce to support incentivizing and
rewarding risk-taking in innovation towards commercial solutions and
streamlined acquisitions under the Adaptative Acquisition Framework,
and the review of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development
System to streamline the acceleration of acquisitions.
The Department is specifically interested in comments and
information from small businesses currently in or interested in
becoming part of the defense industrial base.
Written Comments
The Department is interested in comments and information directed
to the policy objectives listed in E.O. 14265 as they affect reforming
and modernizing the DoD acquisition process. The Department is seeking
comments from small businesses as well as from those with relevant
expertise on the following topics:
i. Acquisition Process Reform. Modernization of the current DoD
acquisition process to accelerate procurement of advanced technologies,
revitalize the defense industrial base, prioritize commercial
solutions, streamline decision-making, and encourage innovation within
the defense sector.
ii. Regulations Review. Revisions to DoD regulations that would
help relationships between the Department and small businesses.
iii. Acquisition Workforce Reform. Restructuring of the acquisition
workforce to support incentivizing and rewarding risk-taking in
innovation towards commercial solutions and streamlined acquisitions
under the Adaptative Acquisition Framework.
iv. Requirements. Review of the Joint Capabilities Integration and
Development System to streamline the acceleration of acquisitions.
The Department encourages respondents to structure their comments
using the same text above as identifiers for the areas of inquiry to
which they are responding. This will assist the Department in more
easily reviewing and summarizing the comments received in response to
these specific areas. For example, a commenter submitting comments
responsive to.
i. Acquisition Process Reform. would use that same text as a
heading in the public comment followed by the commenter's specific
comments in this area. The Department encourages the use of an
Executive Summary at the beginning of all comments and information to
affect a more efficient Departmental review of the submitted documents.
Requirements for Written Comments
The website at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> allows users to provide
comments by filling in a ``Type Comment'' field, or by attaching a
document using an ``Upload File'' field. The Department prefers those
comments be provided in an attached document, preferably in Microsoft
Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. If the submission is
provided in a format other than Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat, please
indicate the name of the application in the ``Type Comment'' field.
Please do not attach separate cover letters to electronic submissions;
rather, include any information that might appear in a cover letter
within the comments. Similarly, to the extent possible, please include
any exhibits, annexes, or other attachments in the same file, so the
submission consists of one file instead of multiple files.
Comments (both public comments and non-confidential versions of
comments containing business confidential information) will be placed
in the docket and open to public inspection. Comments may be viewed on
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> by entering docket number DoD-2025-OS-0018
in the search field on the home page. All filers should name their
files using the name of the person or entity submitting the comments.
Anonymous comments are also accepted. Communications from agencies of
the United States Government will not be made available for public
inspection.
Anyone submitting business confidential information should clearly
identify the business confidential portion at the time of submission,
file a statement justifying nondisclosure and referring to the specific
legal authority claimed and provide a non-confidential version of the
submission. The non-confidential version of the submission will be
placed in the public file on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. For comments
submitted electronically containing business confidential information,
the file name of the business confidential version should begin with
the characters ``BC.'' Any page containing business confidential
information must be clearly marked ``BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL'' on the top
of that page. The non-confidential version must be clearly marked
``PUBLIC.'' The file name of the nonconfidential version should begin
with the character ``P.'' The ``BC'' and ``P'' should be followed by
the name of the person or entity submitting the comments or rebuttal
comments. If a public hearing is held in support of this assessment, a
separate Federal Register notice will be published providing the date
and information about the hearing. The Office of the Assistant
Secretary of Defense (Industrial Base Policy) does not maintain a
separate public inspection facility. Requesters should first view the
Department's web page, which can be found at <a href="https://open.defense.gov/">https://open.defense.gov/</a>
(see ``Electronic FOIA'' heading). The records related to this
assessment are made accessible in accordance with part 4 of title 15 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), specifically 15 CFR 4.1 through
4.11.
Dated: July 7, 2025.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2025-12756 Filed 7-8-25; 8:45 am]
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