Feds Enter Whistleblower Suit Against AECOM Over Katrina Claim Overcharges Mary B. Powers June 5, 2020 No Comments Firm defends work under FEMA 'supervision' in just unsealed case; former client settles for $12M, staff whistleblower collects $2.3M.Read More
Coronavirus and Construction Update: Trump Signs Bill Making More Changes in Paycheck Protection Program Tom Ichniowski June 5, 2020 No Comments Newly enacted legislation eases payroll spending requirement, extends period for loan recipients to spend funds.Read More
Construction Workforce Construction Jobs Rebound in May, Recoup Half of Huge April Losses Tom Ichniowski June 5, 2020 No Comments Industry adds 464,000 jobs last month after shedding 995,000 in April.Read More
Federal Contracting Okla. Firm To Pay $2.8M To Settle Alleged Set-Aside Contract Violations Tom Ichniowski June 4, 2020 No Comments Ross Group Construction resolves charges that it set up, and controlled, firms that got set-aside contracts for which they weren't eligible.Read More
Transportation Maryland Advances Next Big P3 Project Even as Cost Dispute Stalls Existing One Jim Parsons June 3, 2020 No Comments State reveals four bids for $9B-to-$11B Beltway project but offers no new detail on status of talks to restart shuttered $2B Purple Line rail.Read More
Transportation Infrastructure House Democrats Unveil $494-Billion Surface Transportation Bill Tom Ichniowski June 3, 2020 No Comments Proposal unveiled by DeFazio is silent on how to pay for the $138-billion trust-fund infusion needed to fully fund it.Read More
Successful SpaceX Launch Bodes Well For NASA Contractors Richard Korman June 3, 2020 No Comments The May 30 NASA launch has been publicized as an extraordinary event—the first crewed mission to the International Space Station on a privately owned SpaceX spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Read More
US Appeals Court Won't Allow Energy Projects to Use Key Fast-Track Permit Mary B. Powers June 1, 2020 No Comments Judges deny Corps of Engineers emergency plea to 'stay' lower court's ban on use of NWP-12 permit for oil, gas pipelines.Read More
Environmental Regulation New EPA Rule Narrows States' Time Frames for Energy Project Reviews Tom Ichniowski June 1, 2020 No Comments Regulation, under Clean Water Act Section 401, says states must finish project's water-quality review in one year.Read More
Monthly Construction Spending Drops in April, Commerce Dept. Says Alisa Zevin June 1, 2020 No Comments But spending did increase on a year-over-year basis.Read More