GSA's Call to Action: Help Slash Red Tape for Small Businesses
Published Date: 9/22/2025
Notice
Summary
The GSA is sharing its plan for new and updated rules over the next year, inviting everyone to join in shaping them. These changes could affect small businesses and the public, aiming to make government work better and cut unnecessary red tape. You can comment online, and some rules might save money or change how things are done soon.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Agenda May Affect Small Businesses
GSA published a Unified Agenda listing regulatory actions planned for the next 12 months and those completed since the fall 2024 edition. The printed agenda entries include rules that the agency says are "likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities" under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, so small businesses may be affected by upcoming rule changes.
You Can Comment Online
You can submit public comments on GSA's planned rules online at http://www.regulations.gov, and the Unified Agenda (including previous versions) is available at www.reginfo.gov. GSA invites interested persons to participate in shaping rulemakings planned over the next 12 months.
GSA Invites Rules for Deregulatory Review
GSA invites interested persons to recommend existing significant regulations for review to determine whether they should be modified or rescinded as part of deregulatory initiatives (see Executive Order 14219). This invitation could lead to future changes that alter regulatory burdens affecting businesses.
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