Regulation & law · 31/05/2011Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

DoD, GSA, and NASA Adopt Final Rule Exempting Commercial IT from Buy American Act

Summary

The Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have finalized a rule allowing the exemption of commercial information technology from the Buy American Act for construction materials, as mandated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010.

Original source language: Federal Register — General Services AdministrationOpen original release →

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