{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-204.2104","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 204.2104","heading":"204.2104 Waivers.","body":"The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition in 204.2102(a) on a case-by-case basis for a single, one-year period, if the Secretary—\n(a) Determines such waiver to be in the national security interests of the United States; and\n(b) Certifies to the Congressional defense committees that—\n(1) There are sufficient mitigations in place to guarantee the ability of the Secretary to carry out the covered missions; and\n(2) The Secretary is removing the use of covered defense telecommunications equipment or services in carrying out such missions.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 204—ADMINISTRATIVE AND INFORMATION MATTERS","Subpart 204.21—Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"4f04668511c5838b892bdbb2858bc9b2ead8def2b45a4fa74193a1228750e4e8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-204.2103","next":"us/48-cfr-204.2105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}