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I disagreeSection 508 requires agencies to select the product that best meets the Section 508 standards, but the FAR does not buttress the concept. A strategic plan that pledges to include “best meets” in the FAR would be welcomed. Recently case law stated that the FAR supersedes the “best meets” concept in Section 508 (an over simplification of a complicated decision but at its heart true).
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I disagreeThere's no way that regulations can keep up with the pace of technological evolution. How about identifying those Technical Provisions whose impact has most eroded, and accelerating their updates via some more agile process than the typical rulemaking? The process should be open, and could result not in new regulatory language but in authoritative guidance. For example, it could state the the current provision, especially ...more »
There's no way that regulations can keep up with the pace of technological evolution. How about identifying those Technical Provisions whose impact has most eroded, and accelerating their updates via some more agile process than the typical rulemaking? The process should be open, and could result not in new regulatory language but in authoritative guidance. For example, it could state the the current provision, especially in the light of one or more Functional Performance Criteria, is now to be interpreted thusly for emerging technology X.
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