# Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Reform of Affirmative Action in Federal Procurement
> **Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations System** · Interim rule with request for comments. · Published 1998-08-06 · 63 FR 41972
## Document
- **Document number:** 98-21043
- **Category:** dfars-acquisition
- **Sub-agency:** Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations System
- **Federal Register citation:** 63 FR 41972
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 205
- **Publication date:** 1998-08-06
- **DOD docket:** DFARS Case 98-D007
## Abstract

The Director of Defense Procurement has issued an interim rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) guidance concerning programs for small disadvantaged business (SDB) concerns. These amendments conform to a Department of Justice (DoJ) proposal to reform affirmative action in Federal procurement, and are consistent with the changes made to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-06. DoJ's proposal is designed to ensure compliance with the constitutional standards established by the Supreme Court in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, 115 S. Ct. 2097 (1995).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/08/06/98-21043/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-reform-of-affirmative-action-in-federal)
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