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10 U.S.C. § 3004

Head of an agency

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In this part, the term “head of an agency” means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Mayvin, Inc v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2025).
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Mayvin, Inc v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2025). “Accordingly, at first glance it would appear that a solicitation cannot be cancelled by the source selection authority, as was done here, because 10 U.S.C. § 3004 provides that “the term ‘head of an agency’ means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary…”
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