Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Supplemental

Â鶹´«Ã½ was successful in its effort to strip several harmful construction provisions from the annual defense bill, called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). For military construction projects, those provisions would have:

Leaders from Federal Agencies Make Major Announcements

Â鶹´«Ã½ is working to block the inclusion of policies that would negatively impact military construction contractors in a final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill—a must-pass, annual defense bill. The House of Representatives passed its version of the NDAA in September and the Senate is expected to begin floor debate on its version as soon as November 15. Among other things, these policies—if included in the final bill—would: require prime contractors and subcontractors to be licensed in the state of the military construction project; establish local hiring preferences; impose subjective criteria into the suspension and debarment process that would make it easier to blacklist contractors; and require contractors to exceed a 20 percent registered apprenticeship goal.

Â鶹´«Ã½ Hosts Webinar; Continues Dialogue with Agencies; Engaged Legal Counsel

Â鶹´«Ã½ Hosts Webinar; Continues Dialogue with Agencies; Engaged Legal Counsel

Updates, Â鶹´«Ã½ Survey, and Â鶹´«Ã½ WebEd

State Licensure Requirements, Local Hiring Preferences, Registered Apprenticeship Goals & More