2021-07-16 // day precision
The FAR rules are tools: always have been
Posted by Dan Cary
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The “Always has been” astronaut template reframes the FAR as a toolkit, closing this selected July 4–16 sequence. It documents the group’s rhetorical theme rather than adjudicating any particular procurement rule.
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2021-07-16 — Tim Thulin:
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2021-07-16 — Dan Cary — reply in Tim Thulin’s thread:
Tim Thulin right?! [Reaction GIF not preserved as animation.]
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Topics: Early Years, July 2021, FAR, rules-as-tools, acquisition-reform, early-years