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What has Defense Department published in the Federal Register, and what is open for comment?
Defense Department published 2,204 Federal Register documents between Jan 05, 2024 and Oct 23, 2026; in 2026 so far 715 (13 final rules, 17 proposed rules, 685 notices). 60 documents from the last 120 days are still open for comment.
What stands out
Defense Department published 2,204 Federal Register documents between Jan 05, 2024 and Oct 23, 2026; in 2026 so far 715 (13 final rules, 17 proposed rules, 685 notices). 60 documents from the last 120 days are still open for comment.
Documents per year
Each year has its own page with every document.
| Year | Documents | Final rules | Proposed | Notices | Significant | Publication days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 715 | 13 | 17 | 685 | 7 | 149 |
| 2025 | 542 | 40 | 20 | 482 | 24 | 148 |
| 2024 | 947 | 85 | 47 | 815 | 38 | 191 |
Open for comment
Documents from the last 120 days whose comment period has not closed.
Latest documents
Method
Source: the Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register, National Archives), every document since January 2024 with its type, agencies, publication date, effective date, comment deadline, dockets and CFR parts. One record per agency and publication day holds that day's documents; a document listed under two agencies counts for both, as the Register itself lists it. Counts are of documents, not pages. Links go to the official document on federalregister.gov. Updated daily after publication.
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