ASAToday for March 13th, 2025

U.S. Treasury Issues Final Rules on Beneficial Ownership Reporting Under the Corporate Transparency Act On September 29, 2022, U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued its final rule (RIN 1506-AB49) to…

Update on the FY23 NDAA Last week, the Senate formally started debate on the defense authorization bill, which includes the Taiwan Policy Act, reauthorizations of State Department, Coast Guard, Maritime Administration, and…

President Biden Offers Marijuana Pardons On October 6, 2022, President Biden granted pardons to all those convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law.  Also, he called on HHS Secretary Becerra and…

Travel Advisories to Foreign Countries Suspended The CDC will no longer maintain a list of COVID-19 travel advisories for foreign countries, another sign of the gradual shift toward pre-pandemic normalcy. The agency…

This Week in Congress The House and Senate are not in session this week. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

ASA Supported: Federal Construction Agencies Post Change Order Policies and Procedures On September 23, the Federal Acquisition (FAR) Council released the final rule implementing an ASA backed reform that will bring unprecedented transparency and…

ASA Supported Procurement Priorities in the FY23 National Defense Act As Congress continues to draft the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), ASA supports the following procurement priorities to be included in…

ASA Monitors OSHA’s Proposed Rules ASA, along with the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC), are monitoring the following proposed OSHA rules: OSHA Blood Lead Level Rulemaking – On June 28, OSHA issued…