The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a stimulus guidance document to the Federal agencies on February 18. The memo will serve to provide information on how to administer stimulus funds and provide information and requirements on financial reporting, risk management and contracting.
The… Read More February 19, 2009
Having wrapped up work on the economic recovery package, House and Senate Appropriations Committees will return from the President's Day recess to complete work on the fiscal year 2009 appropriations process and prepare for the arrival of the President's FY 2010 budget. Because Congress failed to… Read More February 19, 2009
Last week, Congressman Sullivan (R-Okla.) introduced legislation (H.R. 983) that seeks to ensure that federal contracts are awarded through open competition. The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act would prohibit the use of government mandated project labor agreements.
This legislation… Read More February 19, 2009
Supporters of the (so-called) Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) remain short of their goal of original cosponsors thanks to AGC members voicing their concerns. AGC opposes the Employee Free Choice Act and urges AGC members to discourage cosponsorship.
EFCA would take away a worker's right to a… Read More February 19, 2009
On Tuesday February 17, the Government Accountability Office publicly released a report on diminishing contractor participation in the State Department's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) embassy construction program. The report was jointly requested by the Senate and House Foreign… Read More February 19, 2009
AGC's updated stimulus Web page details the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which includes $308 billion in appropriated spending, $269 million in direct spending and $211 billion in tax cuts. AGC worked hard to ensure significant infrastructure investment was included in the plan, and… Read More February 19, 2009
Following passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, AGC's CEO Stephen Sandherr released a statement and was interviewed in several media outlets, including ENR.
February 19, 2009
IPD: Lessons from the Trenches - AGC Webinar - February 26, 2009 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM (ET). Don't miss this important webinar as industry experts John Tocci, Sr. and Jim Frey provide an in-depth look at how Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is changing the construction industry, lessons learned… Read More February 19, 2009
The AGC BIMForum's Dallas Meeting on May 28-29, 2009 is themed BIM NOW MORE THAN EVER...the embedded value of BIM and the Bottom line, from the 30-day and 30-year perspectives. In order to maximize the value of this forum, we are putting out a call for implementation practices. The BIMForum… Read More February 19, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), has extended until March 31, 2009, the deadline for applying for grants to align the registered apprenticeship, according to an announcement in the Federal Register.
The original deadline was March 16.
A Webinar for… Read More February 18, 2009
