B-204897 L/M, JAN 7, 1982, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL

B-204897 L/M, JAN 7, 1982, OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL

DIGEST: GAO HAS NO OBJECTION TO PROPOSED REVISION TO DAR PROVIDING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS (FIPS), FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS (FED-STD) AND JOINT FIPS/FED-STD.

MR. JAMES T. BRANNAN, DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATION COUNCIL:

BY LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 21, 1981, YOU REQUESTED OUR COMMENTS ON A PROPOSED REVISION TO THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATION. THE REVISION PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE USE OF FEDERAL INFORMATION PROCESSING STANDARDS (FIPS), FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS (FED STD) AND JOINT FIPS/FED-STD.

WE HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED REVISION.