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Final ruleTook effect Jan. 15, 2026

Stars and Stripes Media Organization

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Jan. 15, 2026. Document 2026-00695. Updated Nov. 15, 2026.

What it does

This final rule removes DoD's regulation concerning the internal procedures of the Stars and Stripes Media Organization (often abbreviated as Stripes). The regulation is unnecessary and may be removed from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) because it does not have an impact or burden to the public.

The Defense Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

32 CFR 246

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Defense Department has published 6 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 12 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0790-AJ63 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This rule is effective on January 15, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-00695
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesDefense Department
PublishedJan. 15, 2026
Effective dateJan. 15, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)0790-AJ63
DocketDOD-2023-OS-0058

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register