# Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Contracting Officer Qualifications
> **Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations System** · Final rule. · Published 2002-10-25 · 67 FR 65509
## Document
- **Document number:** 02-27107
- **Category:** dfars-acquisition
- **Sub-agency:** Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations System
- **Federal Register citation:** 67 FR 65509
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 201
- **Publication date:** 2002-10-25
- **DOD docket:** DFARS Case 2002-D021
## Abstract

DoD has issued a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement Section 824 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002. Section 824 revised the qualification requirements that a new entrant into the contracting field must meet in order to serve as a contracting officer with authority to award or administer contracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/10/25/02-27107/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-contracting-officer-qualifications)
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