Transportation Infrastructure Construction Groups Seek Billions in Rescue Act Aid for Transpo Projects Tom Ichniowski March 29, 2021 No Comments Nearly three-dozen groups ask Treasury to specify the act's $360B in aid can be used for transportation projects.Read More
Biden Administration Biden Gives Strong Defense of Infrastructure Investment Tom Ichniowski March 25, 2021 One Comment In a lead-in to infrastructure proposal's March 31 rollout, Biden cites needs in highways, water, schools and more.Read More
Report: No Motive In Engineer's Deadly 2019 Mass Shooting Jim Parsons March 25, 2021 No Comments Final Va. Beach findings can't pinpoint why municipal employee killed 11 colleagues and a contractor, and injured five, in office rampage.Read More
Water Infrastructure Senate Panel Clears $35B Drinking Water, Wastewater Treatment Bill Tom Ichniowski March 24, 2021 One Comment Measure seeks to provide aid for urban and rural communities of all sizes.Read More
New COVID-19 Tests, Rules Ramp Up in North America Bruce Buckley Scott Van Voorhis March 24, 2021 No Comments At pandemic anniversary, Canada rolls out mandated rapid antigen tests as U.S. weighs federal OSHA emergency standard to curb further virus spreadRead More
Senate, House Committees Are Moving on Water Infrastructure Bills Tom Ichniowski March 24, 2021 No Comments As reports fly in Washington about White House plans for a $3-trillion economic recovery package, including a big infrastructure component, congressional committees are taking a more targeted approach.Read More
Federal Contracting Design Firms Tell Congress of Financial Harm From Credits for PPP Loans Bruce Buckley March 23, 2021 2 Comments Rep. Kweisi Mfume relays how some U.S. agencies treat PPP loans as credits under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.Read More
Walsh Confirmed as U.S. Labor Secretary Bruce Buckley March 22, 2021 No Comments The confirmation, 68-29, comes as a bill protecting the right for workers to organize has cleared the House.Read More
FERC OKs Gas Pipeline Job After First-Ever Climate Change Review Mary B. Powers March 22, 2021 No Comments Ruling for 87-mile project comes as 21 states sue President Joe Biden and cabinet over the Keystone XL pipeline halt.Read More
Highway Infrastructure FHWA Awards $18.7M for Road-Use Fee Tests Tom Ichniowski March 22, 2021 One Comment Congress also is weighing a 50-state vehicle-miles-traveled pilot program in the coming highway bill.Read More