# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Retention Periods
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2015-12-04 · Effective 2016-01-04 · 80 FR 75913
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-30460
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 75913
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 4
- **Publication date:** 2015-12-04
- **Effective date:** 2016-01-04
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-85
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update the Government contract file retention periods to conform with the retention periods in the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) General Records Schedule.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/12/04/2015-30460/federal-acquisition-regulation-retention-periods)
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