Acquisition Regulation: Security Amendments to Implement Executive Order 12829, National Industrial Security Program

The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) to implement Executive Order 12829, National Industrial Security Program, dated January 6, 1993, and Section 828 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997, and to bring the DEAR into conformance with existing practices. DOE is making these changes to its security system to ensure a uniform and simplified security system for contractors and others requiring access authorization for classified national security or restricted atomic energy information. The changes also include a provision to allow the Secretary of Energy to waive the prohibition on award of a national security contract to an entity controlled by a foreign government if an environmental restoration requirement is involved.