More Years of Value Engineering Forms: Because Efficiency Needs Paper
Published Date: 3/13/2025
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Summary
The DoD, GSA, and NASA want to keep collecting info about value engineering to make sure government projects save money and work better. They’re asking the public to share thoughts on how useful and easy this info collection is. The current approval lasts until June 30, 2025, and they want to extend it for three more years without extra costs or big changes.
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