30. Executive Order 12866

Comment: A respondent suggested that requirements for systems integration and oversight by applicable financial control systems are very expensive, specify contractor behavior instead of desired outcome, and should be eliminated, if feasible. In general, the interim rule should be harmonized with Executive Order 12866, which directs agencies, to the extent feasible, tospecify performance objectives rather than behavior, and to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives, and to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits.

Response: The desired outcomes for the requirements for business systems integration and oversight by applicable financial control systems are to achieve accurate, complete, and current data, and consistency across the contractor's business systems. In accordance with Executive Order 12866, DoD has assessed all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and has selected the regulatory approach that maximizes net benefits, including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity.