Senate may vote next week
Senators have been trying to reach an agreement this week on an amendment to legislation that would extend unemployment insurance that would expand both the first-time home buyer tax credit and net operating loss (NOL ) carry-back from two to five years.
Senator Max… Read More October 29, 2009
Bill will increase energy and fuel costs, restrict highway capacity improvements
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee this week conducted three days of legislative hearings with over 50 witnesses providing testimony on S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, a bill… Read More October 29, 2009
Today the House of Representatives approved the conference report providing appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior and other agencies. The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 passed on a party line vote (… Read More October 29, 2009
In a final series of directives issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on October 27, the administration said that the civilian agencies should increase their acquisition workforce by at least five percent by 2014. In addition, the agency called for a limit on the use of noncompetitive… Read More October 29, 2009
President Barack Obama on October 28 signed into law $33.5 billion spending bill to fund government energy and water programs for the 2010 fiscal year.
The final piece of legislation includes funding for the Corps of Engineers of $5.4 billion, $43 million above FY 2009 and $320 million above the… Read More October 29, 2009
U.S. Small Business Administration on October 28 announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would substantially revise contracting rules for firms benefiting from the 8(a) Business Development program. The proposed changes are the result of the first comprehensive review of the 8(a) program in… Read More October 29, 2009
On October 29, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on "Nevada's Workplace Health and Safety Enforcement Program: OSHA's Findings and Recommendations." The Committee was highly critical of Nevada's State OSHA and the deficiencies cited in federal OSHA's review of their program (… Read More October 29, 2009
Failing once again to pass a substantive extension or the six-year authorization, the House and Senate have decided to include a short extension of SAFETEA-LU in the Omnibus appropriations bill.
October 29, 2009
On November 10, 2009, ConsensusDOCS will release the construction industry's first comprehensive standard contract document addressing the unique risks and responsibilities associated with building green projects - the ConsensusDOCS 310 Green Building Addendum.
Stakeholders on green building… Read More October 28, 2009
October 29, 2009, 1:00 to 2:30 pm ET
Learn more about Integrated Project Delivery, and how all stakeholders on a construction project can benefit from this process in AGC's upcoming webinar "Integrated Project Delivery (IPD): Why Owners Choose Multi-Party" on October 29 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm ET… Read More October 28, 2009
