ACEC NEWS
The American Council of Engineering Companies, the business voice of America’s engineering industry, released the following statement on the House Natural Resources Committee’s advancement of the Speed Act. America’s engineering…
November 21, 1pm ET The rules for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification have fundamentally shifted. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s new interim final rule has eliminated race, sex, and national…
ACEC has named Mike Carragher, chair & CEO of VHB, and Michael Cooper, president & managing principal of HED, as recipients of the 2025 Distinguished Service Award. The awards were…
The ACEC Nominating Committee has issued a slate of National Officer-nominees for 2026–2028. Ballots for the election of Officers will be emailed to the M.O. National Directors shortly. Once elected,…
U.S. DOT has issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that removes the race- and gender-based presumptions of social and economic disadvantage in the federal DBE program. U.S. DOT cites the constitutional…
New ACEC Research Shows Engineering and Design Services Industry Contributed $685 Billion to U.S. GDP in 2024 Despite Economic Headwinds The ACEC Research Institute released its 2025 Economic Assessment of…
Remarks from ACEC President and CEO Linda Bauer Darr from the opening general session of the 2025 Fall Conference in San Diego, CA. Remarks as presented: This is a big…
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is proud to announce that Past Chair Manish Kothari, President and CEO of Sheladia Associates, Inc., has been elected as a Vice President of the International Federation…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, ACEC President and CEO Linda Bauer Darr released the following statement on the government shutdown: “The American Council of Engineering Companies urges lawmakers to find a bipartisan…
Today, the ACEC Research Institute announced that VHB has made another major donation in support of its mission. VHB—whose 2,200+ engineers, scientists, planners, and designers partner with clients and communities to create a…