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Biden Administration

Biden Issues Directive Reworking Buy American Program

Plan includes new way to calculate U.S. content for construction materials

Tom Ichniowski

January 25, 2021

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Plan includes new way to calculate domestic content for construction materials, other products.

Federal Construction

Capitol Hill Talks Could Set Fiscal 2021 Construction Funding

Tom Ichniowski

November 17, 2020

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House-Senate staff negotiations are continuing, with hopes of an agreement before Dec. 11 deadline

Federal Policy

The Presidency: How Trump Fails Construction

An evaluation of the president on key industry concerns

September 4, 2020

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After a promising start, why has President Donald J. Trump turned out to be a construction and engineering industry bust?

Texas Border Landowners, Federal Watchdog Report Elevate Trump Wall Battle

Mary B. Powers

August 9, 2020

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As feds award $565M in back-to-back barrier contracts in city of Laredo, opponents fight land seizures and watchdog cites flawed construction plans.

High Court Won't Stop Border Wall Work While Diverted Fund Lawsuit Proceeds

Mary B. Powers

August 1, 2020

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Majority allows construction until court decides merits of case against DOD budget raids next term; Justice Breyer wrote court dissent.

Border Patrol Weighs Mexico Wall Design Changes, Private Barriers

Mary B. Powers

June 17, 2020

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But neither agency nor firms have shared details on ideas submitted as of June 12 deadline.

Federal Builders Miss in Contract Change Oversight

Debra K. Rubin

July 10, 2019

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U.S. watchdog says Army Corps of Engineers and GSA HQ may overlook cost red flags for project contracting staff and firms.

Seismic Retrofit Swings Past Building Occupants

Jeff Yoders

January 22, 2018

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The upgrade of St. Louis’ Robert A. Young Federal Building required 38 government agencies to ignore the dust

Federal Construction Spending

Where's The Pain in Trump's 2018 Budget?

Cuts, hikes and open questions abound

Tom Ichniowski

May 24, 2017

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President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal confirms that he will seek federal infrastructure funds over 10 years, but there is still much that is uncertain.

Articles Tagged with ''Federal construction''

Biden Issues Directive Reworking Buy American Program

Capitol Hill Talks Could Set Fiscal 2021 Construction Funding

The Presidency: How Trump Fails Construction

Texas Border Landowners, Federal Watchdog Report Elevate Trump Wall Battle

High Court Won't Stop Border Wall Work While Diverted Fund Lawsuit Proceeds

Border Patrol Weighs Mexico Wall Design Changes, Private Barriers

Federal Builders Miss in Contract Change Oversight

Seismic Retrofit Swings Past Building Occupants

Where's The Pain in Trump's 2018 Budget?

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