ACEC NEWS / ADVOCACY

House & Senate Reach Deal on WRDA; Graves Gets Waiver to Stay as T&I Committee Chair

The bipartisan leaders of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee announced a deal this week on a final version of the biennial…

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People Drive Policy

We are continuing to deconstruct how both the policies and personalities of this new government might affect issues critical to our industry. Last Wednesday, Steve Hall and our Advocacy team…

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Watch Our Post-Election Briefing from ACEC’s Advocacy Team

  More than 500 ACEC members dialed in last Wednesday to a post-election online briefing by the Council’s Advocacy team. Led by Executive Vice President Steve Hall and Political Affairs…

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ACEC Member Organizations Win Big with Support from the Minuteman Fund

For three ACEC Member Organizations, Election Day resulted in some very big ballot initiative wins supported by the Minuteman Fund. ACEC Arizona led the way with the approval of continued…

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Special Election Update from ACEC’s Advocacy Team

While the vote counting is still happening with a number of congressional races around the country, we wanted to give you some initial perspectives: Stating the obvious here – Republicans…

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ACEC Market Intelligence Update for November 2024

Recently, the US Census released the results of its monthly Value of Construction Put in Place Survey. The survey provides estimates of the total dollar value of construction work done…

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ELECTION IMPACT

Engineering Inc. magazine From taxes to energy, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump offer vastly different visions for America’s future. Here’s where they stand on the issues that most affect engineering…

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ACEC Member Testifies On Tax Policy Priorities

Tom Pace, CFO of Thomas & Hutton and Chair of the ACEC Tax & Regulatory Affairs Committee, testified in front of the House Ways and Means Committee Main Street tax…

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ACEC Adds New Advocacy Staff for Water and Environment, Federal and International Programs  

Washington, DC – The American Council of Engineering Companies recently added two new Washington veterans to its advocacy team. Jordan Baugh joined ACEC as vice president for water and environment, while Bradley Saull joined…

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ACEC The Last Word Blog

ACEC Applauds a Final Rule Reinforcing the Prohibition Use of Reverse Auctions for Architect-Engineer (A/E) Services

ACEC applauds a new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) final rule prohibiting the use of reverse auctions, since price should never be the only selection factor for architect-engineer (A/E) services. The…

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