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Marisa Strickler published U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in ‘Waters of the United States’ Case in Latest News 2022-10-06 16:38:29 -0400
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in ‘Waters of the United States’ Case
Some of the Justices questioned the clarity of the significant nexus test and whether homeowners could be expected to know something the federal government itself can have a hard time determining.
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Marisa Strickler published AGC Meets with GSA Public Buildings Service in Latest News 2022-10-06 16:30:56 -0400
AGC Meets with GSA Public Buildings Service
AGC provided solutions to the challenges facing our nation’s infrastructure, and how the GSA can better partner with the construction industry.
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Marisa Strickler published GSA Seeks Industry Input on Clean Construction in Latest News 2022-10-06 16:20:36 -0400
GSA Seeks Industry Input on Clean Construction
GSA is prioritizing low-carbon selections for the construction materials it identifies as intensive materials for construction and building projects.
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Marisa Strickler published Army Corps Civil Works Leader Retires in Latest News 2022-10-06 16:16:36 -0400
Army Corps Civil Works Leader Retires
AGC attended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) retirement ceremony for Mr. Alvin Lee, Director of Civil Works.
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Marisa Strickler published AGC Supports Buy America Waiver for Electric Vehicle Chargers in Latest News 2022-10-06 16:00:55 -0400
AGC Supports Buy America Waiver for Electric Vehicle Chargers
AGC recently submitted comments supporting the Buy America waiver for EV chargers and encouraged FHWA to not set an arbitrary expiration date for the waiver, but rather to focus on market research of American manufacturing of EV chargers.
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Marisa Strickler published Construction Material Shortages Risk Undermining Infrastructure Projects as Most Contractors Struggle to Acquire Materials in Latest News 2022-10-06 15:55:16 -0400
Construction Material Shortages Risk Undermining Infrastructure Projects as Most Contractors Struggle to Acquire Materials
93 percent of construction firms have reported that they are experiencing material shortages and/or allocations.
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Marisa Strickler published IRS Seeking Guidance on Labor Provisions for Clean Energy Tax Incentives in Latest News 2022-10-06 15:49:20 -0400
IRS Seeking Guidance on Labor Provisions for Clean Energy Tax Incentives
AGC will provide the agency comments by the November 4 deadline on the reporting and documentation requirements of the new labor requirements.
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Marisa Strickler published Court Rules Against DACA Program, AGC Calls on Congress to Act in Latest News 2022-10-06 15:45:07 -0400
Court Rules Against DACA Program, AGC Calls on Congress to Act
A federal court ruled against the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and thereby placed the program’s future and the nearly 100,000 individuals in the construction industry working under DACA work authorization under legal threat.
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Marisa Strickler published Finally, Some Transparency in Change Order Processing in Latest News 2022-09-29 16:09:53 -0400
Finally, Some Transparency in Change Order Processing
Thanks to AGC legislative and regulatory victories, on October 28 federal construction agencies will begin publicly posting their change order policies and procedures as well as disclosing their change order data on small business construction contracts.
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Marisa Strickler published Government Shutdown Averted; Permitting Reform Shelved in Latest News 2022-09-29 16:04:17 -0400
Government Shutdown Averted; Permitting Reform Shelved
Once consideration of Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) environmental permitting reform bill was removed from the government funding bill, it easily passed the U.S. Senate and is expected to pass in the House as well.
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Marisa Strickler published NEW! ConstructorCast Episode: Evolving Marijuana Laws and Workplace Safety in Latest News 2022-09-29 15:51:51 -0400
NEW! ConstructorCast Episode: Evolving Marijuana Laws and Workplace Safety
In this episode, Bill Judge of Drug Screening Compliance Institute discusses best practices surrounding company drug-testing policies and employee safety in the workplace.
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Help an Owner, Go to Jail?
AGC goes to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the practice of pre-bid interaction between public owners and contactors that ultimately leads to better RFPs and projects.
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Marisa Strickler published Another Environmental Permitting Reform Bill Emerges in Latest News 2022-09-22 16:52:49 -0400
Another Environmental Permitting Reform Bill Emerges
AGC has the latest on Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) legislation for his long-awaited permitting reform for energy infrastructure, as the clock ticks towards another government shutdown.
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Marisa Strickler published DoD and GSA Issue Differing Guidance on Inflation in Latest News 2022-09-22 16:41:47 -0400
DoD and GSA Issue Differing Guidance on Inflation
AGC continues to press public owners for reasonable price adjustments and makes some headway.
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Marisa Strickler published Does Environmental Permitting Reform have a Chance? in Latest News 2022-09-15 15:10:56 -0400
Does Environmental Permitting Reform have a Chance?
Democratic leaders promised Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) a vote on environmental permitting reform for his vote on the Inflation Reduction Act and Senate Republicans have a bill for him to consider.
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Marisa Strickler published AGC’s Lawsuit on Federal Contractor Vax Mandate Gains Steam in Latest News 2022-09-15 14:20:46 -0400
AGC’s Lawsuit on Federal Contractor Vax Mandate Gains Steam
A federal judge suggests a plan to rule on AGC’s motion for a nationwide freeze of the federal contractor vaccine mandate before the existing nationwide freeze expires on October 18.
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Marisa Strickler published The Plan for $39B+ for CHIPS Construction in Latest News 2022-09-15 14:09:44 -0400
The Plan for $39B+ for CHIPS Construction
The Commerce Department released its plan for implementing the AGC-backed CHIPS Act, that will build and expand upon semiconductor manufacturing plants across the country.
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Marisa Strickler published Extension Granted for Federal Contractors to Object to Release of Their EEO-1 Data in Latest News 2022-09-15 14:01:21 -0400
Extension Granted for Federal Contractors to Object to Release of Their EEO-1 Data
Objections deadline is now October 19, 2022.
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Know Before You Bid
Make sure your bids account for new, expansive Buy America requirements and how they will impact most any project that includes a federal dollar.
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Marisa Strickler published Want YOUR Employee Data Released? in Latest News 2022-09-08 14:29:32 -0400
Want YOUR Employee Data Released?
AGC of America has a guide for federal contractors to object to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) release of their EEO-1 data by October 19.
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