ACEC NEWS / ADVOCACY
The Engineering and Public Works Roadshow made another stop today, this time in Phoenix to celebrate the Northwest Valley Infrastructure Project, an undertaking of immense size, scale, and scope, and…
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This week, the Federal Agencies and Procurement Advocacy (FAPA) Committee met in Washington to review industry priorities and hear from key federal clients. Among items discussed were implementing the A/E…
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Following months of delay, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has approved an amended version of a five-year reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and funding. The…
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Late Wednesday evening, the House passed H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, which includes language that will provide our member firms relief from…
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ACEC Advocacy Wins, Expectations, and Challenges Focus of New Podcast ACEC Executive Vice President Steve Hall and Communications and Marketing SVP Jeff Urbanchuk recently sat down for a discussion about…
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Bob Scaer is the CEO of ACEC member firm Gannett Fleming, a civil engineering firm headquartered in Pennsylvania. Today, Penn Live published his editorial on the R&D amortization issue, titled…
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The big picture: The National Defense Authorization Act includes ACEC-backed language that increases the longstanding six percent cap on design fees to ten percent for work performed for the Corps…
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ACEC was successful in securing an exemption for A/E services subject to Brooks Act procurement rules from a final Biden Administration rule requiring the use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA)…
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The American Council of Engineering Companies continues to advocate for an urgent fix to the R&D tax to preserve American innovation and our competitiveness in the global marketplace. Here’s what…
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Today, the National Institute of Lobbying Ethics (NILE) announced that ACEC’s Dave Bender was named one of just two Top PAC Professionals of the Year. This award recognizes excellence in…
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