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New Survey Shows How Nation鈥檚 Failure to Invest in Construction Education & Training Programs Makes it Hard for Firms to Build
August 26, 2024
  AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation鈥檚 failure to invest in construction鈥 Read More

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AGC Objects to DOD Contracting Proposed Rule
On May 24, AGC objected to the Department of Defense鈥檚 proposed change to the Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement (DFARS) that would prohibit the use of any cost-plus system of contracting for military construction and military family housing projects governed under Title 10 of the U.S. Code.鈥 Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC-Supported $5 Billion Water Infrastructure Bill Advances
On May 25, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved an AGC-supported $5 billion Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which authorizes new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers鈥 civil works construction projects, including locks, dams, levees, harbor maintenance dredging and鈥 Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC-Backed Civilian BRAC Bills Pass House
Potential to Unlock Billions in New Construction On May 23, the House unanimously approved two AGC-supported bills 鈥 The Public Buildings Reform and Savings Act, H.R. 4487, and the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act, H.R. 4465 鈥 that would encourage federal agencies to dispose of, consolidate,鈥 Read More
June 28, 2016
House Panel Advances 蜜桃导航 Procurement Reform Priorities
On May 17, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee unanimously approved AGC-supported legislation that would (1) require civilian federal agencies鈥攏on-Department of Defense agencies鈥攖o utilize the two-step design-build selection process for design-build projects greater than $3 million鈥 Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC-Backed Design-Build Rule Finalized
On May 16, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued an AGC-supported final rule that effectively limits the second-step (鈥渟hort-list鈥) of the two-step design-build procurement process to no more than five teams. Through AGC鈥檚 efforts, this reform was passed by Congress in 2014. For鈥 Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC Wins Another Round Against Blacklisting Executive Order
In what may be a 12-round bout, AGC has scored another victory on the path to expunging President Obama鈥檚 Blacklisting Executive Order. On May 19, the House of Representatives approved legislation that includes an AGC-backed provision to the National Defense Authorization Act鈥攁 bill that has been鈥 Read More
June 28, 2016
Transportation Funding Bills Advance; Includes AGC-Backed Pilot Program
This week, the House and Senate both made progress in moving their respective transportation funding bill for fiscal year 2017.  Both bills include a key, AGC-backed provision that sets restrictions on the use of a U.S. DOT pilot program that enables state or local grant recipients to utilize鈥 Read More
June 28, 2016
Senate Committee Passes AGC-Supported Bill Reauthorizing the Diesel Emission Reduction Act
This week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed a bipartisan bill reauthorizing the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) program through 2021 at $100 million per year.  This bill is identical to a provision that legislators included in the recently passed Senate Energy鈥 Read More
June 28, 2016
Anti-PLA Mandate Legislation Fails in House
The House of Representatives today failed鈥攐n a vote of 209-216鈥攖o pass AGC-supported legislation that would block further implementation of President Obama鈥檚 2009 executive order encouraging federal agencies to consider government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on construction projects.鈥 Read More
June 28, 2016
Overtime Rule Doubles Salary Threshold Increases Burden on Contractors
蜜桃导航 Plays Vital Role in Attempting to Limit Burden, Will Continue to Pursue Corrective Action On May 18, the U.S. Department of Labor released its final rule implementing changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations.  The most significant change is a doubling of the鈥 Read More
June 28, 2016

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