ASAToday for March 13th, 2025

Department of Energy’s Three New Workforce Programs The Department of Energy (DOE)’s Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP) is pleased to share three new workforce programs: the State-Based Home Energy…

This Week in Congress Congress returned this week to pass the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), along with attempting to fund the government before December 16th and potentially extending that funding…

ASA Supported Procurement Policies Included in the FY23 NDAA On December 6, 2022, the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was released and included in it was ASA supported procurement policies regarding…

Sens. Thune (R-SD), Klobuchar (D-MN), Hoeven (R-ND), and Baldwin (D-WI) Urge Federal Maritime Commission to Carefully Implement Ocean Shipping Reform Act On December 9, 2022, Sens. Thune (R-SD), Klobuchar (D-MN), Hoeven (R-ND),…

IRS Guidance on IRA Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Provisions On November 30, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published Notice 2022-61, which offers preliminary guidance on the prevailing wage and apprenticeship (PW&A) provisions…

Sen. Sinema (D-AZ)’s Party Switch Sen. Sinema (D-AZ)’s decision to leave the Democratic Party and register as an independent is unlikely to upend the political equilibrium in the Senate. The senator plans…

This Week in Congress This week, Congress worked to pass legislation to protect same-sex marriages and authorize defense spending for the rest of the fiscal year.  However, still outstanding is legislation to…

House Republicans Consider Changes to Earmarks House Republicans are considering changes to the earmarking rules in the next Congress, including narrowing potential recipients to ensure there is a “federal nexus” for projects.…