[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 2, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 2CFR1125.137] [Page 204] TITLE 2--GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS CHAPTER XI--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PART 1125_NONPROCUREMENT DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 1125.137 Who in the Department of Defense may grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction? Within the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of a Military Department, Head of a Defense Agency, Head of the Office of Economic Adjustment, and Head of the Special Operations Command have the authority to grant an exception to let an excluded person participate in a covered transaction, as provided in the OMB guidance at 2 CFR 180.135.