ASAToday for March 13th, 2025

Update: Build Back Better? It is unclear how the Build Back Better would be amended to satisfy Sens. Manchin (D-WV) and Sinema (D-AZ) with Sen. Manchin suggesting to “start from scratch,” but…

Prequalification Technology Built For and By Subcontractors As we operate during uncertain times, Subcontractor risk management has been instrumental in maintaining the integrity of the construction supply chain. Over the next few…

America COMPETES Act Last week House Democrats released the America COMPETES Act of 2022, which was debated this week in the House. The legislation would provide subsidies to manufacture semiconductors in the…

PREVENT Pandemics Act Chair Murray and Ranking Member Burr of the Senate HELP Committee released a discussion draft of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics…

Speaker Pelosi Announces 18th Term House Speaker Pelosi has announced her bid for an 18th term and after reclaiming the speaker’s gavel in 2018, Speaker Pelosi stated that she would step down…

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OSHA Withdraws Employee Vaccine ETS On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, per the Federal Register, OSHA withdrew the November 5, 2021, emergency temporary standard (ETS) for large employers (100 or more employees).  The…

ASA Supports Full Funding Levels for Highway Trust Fund Programs Currently, the U.S. Transportation Department cannot implement all parts of the infrastructure law because government funding is constrained at last year’s levels.…