The Associated General Contractors of America released today a new, first-of-its-kind, decarbonization playbook designed to help firms assess, track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the projects they build. The new resource, titled The AGC Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon… Read More
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AGC Invited To Help Shape New Action Plan Aimed at Improving Water Permit Compliance
The U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has directed the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) to examine its Clean Water Act enforcement program and report back to her in early October with an… Read More
August 14, 2009
On July 15, 2009, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidance for employers and workers in response to recent inquiries about waivers of discrimination claims in employee severance agreements.
The guidance, written in a question-and-answer format, covers subjects as… Read More
August 14, 2009
ConsensusDOCS is pleased to provide a free audio conference download from one of its highly successful webinars entitled, "Why ConsensusDOCS is the New Choice for Owners." You can download this free 90-minute audio conference by visiting http://www.ConsensusDOCS.org/news_archive.html.
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August 14, 2009
Many negotiators fail to realize that successful negotiating is a talent - a talent that can be improved by learning the right skills. Negotiating doesn't mean tricks and intimidation. The ability to successfully negotiate is a skill that can be learned. In this two-day course, participants will… Read More
August 14, 2009
When Congress reconvenes after Labor Day, the U.S. Senate will resume its work on a comprehensive energy and climate bill. In part, those deliberations will focus on a companion bill, the America Clean Energy and Security Act, or H.R. 2454, which the U.S. House of Representatives passed on June 26… Read More
August 13, 2009
Following House and Senate passage of legislation transferring $7 billion of general fund revenue to the Highway Trust Fund, President Obama signed the bill into law (Public Law: 111-046) on August 7, 2009. The $7 billion dollar transfer allows state transportation departments to receive full… Read More
August 13, 2009
Section 1512 of the Recovery Act requires information about the project and the jobs it creates, and salary disclosure for certain federal contractors to be reported to the central federal Web site, www.federalreporting.gov.
At 12:01 A.M. on August 17, 2009, that website is scheduled to go live… Read More
August 13, 2009
On July 14, 2009, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a notice of proposed rulemaking implementing President Obama's Executive Order 13502, which creates new FAR contract clauses to be included in Federal contracts should an agency choose to require a Project Labor Agreement (… Read More
August 13, 2009
This week, President Obama visited Mexico and stated that he did not expect comprehensive immigration reform to be done this year and that he expected the issue to be taken up in 2010. However, Members of Congress remain interested in the subject with some hoping to at least get legislation… Read More
August 13, 2009
Despite Congress leaving Washington, D.C., until September, the debate and furor over health care reform legislation has followed them home. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle continue to hear from constituentS in support and opposition to the current health care reform legislation.… Read More
August 13, 2009
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