An interim rule issued by the General Services Administration amends the GSA Acquisition Regulation to implement policy and guidelines for contracts and orders that include information technology supplies, services, and systems with security requirements. The rule, which creates new GASR Part 539, Acquisition of Information Technology, was issued in response to a GSA Office of the Inspector General recommendation to strengthen the requirements in contracts and orders for information technology supplies, services, and systems. The new part consists of GSAR Subpart 539.70.