Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research (DFARS Case 2020-D028)

Document 2025-13521 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Defense in the Federal Register on July 18, 2025. DoD is withdrawing the proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) for the case titled: Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research (DFARS Case 2020- D028). DoD has determined that the proposed rule's objectives of improving public access to research results are sufficiently addressed in existing policy and regulation, and do not require implementation in the DFARS. Accordingly, this proposed rule is withdrawn, and the DFARS case is closed. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/18/2025-13521/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-public-access-to-results-of-federally-funded.

No. Document 2025-13521 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.