The 2011 AGC Building Contractors Conference will be held September 21-24, 2011 at the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio, Texas. Registration will open in Spring 2011. Don't forget to mark these dates down on your calendar!
October 1, 2010
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released new reporting requirements for recipients of federal financial assistance, including grants and loans, in compliance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act.
Included in the rules is a requirement that recipients… Read More October 1, 2010
Summer construction spending was generally down, reported Reed Construction Data. Spending decreases in both June and July should be followed by a slight pickup in August based on an increase of 19,000 construction jobs. Specifically, nonresidential spending also dropped in June and July and… Read More October 1, 2010
On September 27, President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs & Credit Act of 2010, enacting numerous tax breaks for small businesses and several significant contracting reform provisions that will have a wide-reaching impact on federal contractors.
First and foremost, the legislation puts… Read More October 1, 2010
This week, AGC held its annual National & Chapter Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., which brought chapter leaders together to discuss best practices and meet with Members of Congress to address AGC's top legislative issues.
During the meeting Polly Trottenberg, Assistant Secretary for… Read More September 30, 2010
Senate Amendment to Cut Discretionary Spending Fails
The House and Senate passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to provide funds to continue the operation of the federal government until December 3. The CR is necessary because Congress has failed to enact any of the 12 appropriations bills for FY… Read More September 30, 2010
On September 27, President Obama signed the Small Business Jobs & Credit Act of 2010, enacting numerous tax breaks for small businesses and several significant contracting reform provisions that will have a wide-reaching impact on federal contractors.
First and foremost, the legislation puts… Read More September 30, 2010
Late Wednesday, a new comprehensive immigration bill was introduced by Senator Menendez (D-N.J.) and Senator Leahy (D-Vt.). AGC is currently reviewing this bill, but we are troubled by several items, including a proposal to make it easier to find employers in violation even if they did not "know"… Read More September 30, 2010
On the last working day before the elections, the House passed an AGC-supported measure that would provide health benefits for 9/11 workers. Included in this bill (H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act) is language that would limit the liability of contractors that worked at… Read More September 30, 2010
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released new reporting requirements for recipients of federal financial assistance, including grants and loans, in compliance with the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act.
Included in the rules is a requirement that recipients… Read More September 30, 2010
