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AIA Presses OMB To Block Supply Chain Element Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosures

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, May 4th, 2023

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AIA Presses OMB To Block Supply Chain Element Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosures

Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young. Twitter photo.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) this week asked the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to block a proposed requirement that would have certain federal contractors, including many defense companies, report on the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of their supply chains and customers. AIA and other trade groups previously commented on the proposed rule published last fall by the Department of Defense, NASA and the General Services Administration to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require…

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