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Fight Brewing Over House GOP’s Transit Funding Plan 02/13/12 As House and Senate transportation bills advance, House Ways and Means Votes to end transit’s Highway Trust Fund aid.As House and Senate transportation bills advance, House Ways and Means Votes to end transit’s Highway Trust Fund aid. Photo Courtesy of Utah Transit Authority |
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Obama, Bill Clinton Launch $4B Green Buildings Plan 12/12/11 Program has no new federal funds or tax incentives. It relies instead on private funding and contracts paid through energy cost savings. White House Photo by Pete Souza |
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| 02/27/12 | Highway-Transit Bills' Progress Slows in House, Senate But congressional leaders still see measures as priorities and want to push ahead. |
| 02/27/12 | SBA Retreats on Big Hike for Design Firms' Revenue Cap The SBA backs away from large hikes in size standards for architects. |
| 02/22/12 | Obama Proposes to Cut Top Corporate Tax Rate Plan does not affect small businesses in construction and other industries that are set up as partnerships or S corporations, and taxed at individual, not corporate, rates. |
| 02/20/12 | Civilian BRAC Bill to Dispose of Excess Federal Assets Faces Challenges in Senate But some industry officials say that the House-approved concept has bipartisan support. |
| 02/20/12 | Lawmakers Seek To Revive Keystone Pipeline Project GOP amendment would allow project to proceed |
| 02/20/12 | Obama Budget Proposes Many Construction Cuts Congressional Republicans slam the plan and say they will draw up a different budget. |
| 02/13/12 | Obama FY13 Budget Seeks Cuts in Many Construction Programs Plan also includes $476-billion, six-year transportation authorization, but House and Senate already are moving on their own bills. |
| 02/13/12 | Congress Clears Long-Delayed FAA Bill Congress authorized FAA construction grants at $3.35 billion a year, the same as the 2012 appropriation but a 5% cut from 2011. |
| 02/07/12 | House Passes Bill to Shed Excess Federal Buildings Measure would set up BRAC-type panel to sell or dispose of excess non-military federal real estate. But White House objects to some provisions. |
| 02/01/12 | Finally, House, Senate Conferees Agree on 4-Year FAA Bill Measure would authorize $3.35 billion a year through 2015 for Airport Improvement Program construction grants, the same amount already appropriated for 2012. |
| 01/31/12 | U.S., Canada Extend Lumber Trade Pact Two-year extension will keep 2006 agreement in effect into October 2015. |
| 01/31/12 | Obama's State of the Union Proposals Face Rough Going The president's proposal to fund boost in transportation spending through savings from winding down wars overseas draws mixed response. |
| 01/30/12 | Industry Pushing for Highway-Transit Bill AGC, Chamber of Commerce launch drive to move long-delayed legislation. |
| 01/30/12 | Labor Provision Deal Unblocks FAA Bill One more extension in works to give lawmakers time to wrap up mult-year measure. |
| 01/24/12 | Update: Deal on Labor Provision Removes Barrier for FAA Bill After Reid-Boehner agreement on labor issue, House sets Jan. 24 vote on new stopgap, to provide time to finish long-delayed authorization for airport grants, other FAA programs. |
| 01/23/12 | Clean Air: Court Vacates EPA Delay of MACT Rule Sierra Club says going back to rule’s original effective date will reduce illnesses, but manufacturers say it will cost jobs. |
| 01/23/12 | No FAA Bill Deal Yet, Another Extension Likely Multiple extensions since 2007 have caused problems for airports’ construction programs. |
| 01/23/12 | Trade: White House Proposes Agency Consolidation But some lawmakers are uneasy about proposal to merge trade agencies. |
| 01/09/12 | Some Leeway in New Pipeline Safety Law Sharply higher fines kick in right away, but deadlines for regulations are many months off and will take costs, other factors into account. |
| 01/09/12 | NLRB Appointments Draw GOP Fire, Unions' Praise Republican leaders and business groups criticize Obama's NLRB appointments, but union officials praise them. |
| 01/09/12 | New Defense Strategy Foreshadows Cuts in Construction Programs But some firms note that pockets of opportunity still remain. |
| 01/09/12 | Prospects for Extended Tax Breaks for 2012 Not Very Good But some are optimistic that a deal can be struck |
| 01/05/12 | Obama Makes Three Recess Appointments to NLRB While union supporters praised the move, Republicans decried the way in which the appointments were made and vowed legal action. |
| 01/02/12 | Industry Assails Timetable for New Mercury Standard for Powerplants But environmental advocates say standards are achievable |
| 01/02/12 | Business Groups Challenge New NLRB Rule But labor groups say rule is a necessary reform |
| 12/23/11 | After Hill Standoff Ends, Obama Signs Two-Month Payroll Tax-Cut Extension Bill also requires Obama administration to decide in 60 days whether Keystone XL oil pipeline should move forward. State Dept. said it would be unable to issue decision by that deadline. |
| 12/20/11 | House and Senate at Impasse over Payroll Tax Cut Bill House rejects Senate-approved two-month extension |
| 12/20/11 | Omnibus Spending Bill Trims Many Construction Programs Bill cuts spending for EPA water, GSA new construction, and DOD base closure programs, but boosts Corps civil works. |
| 12/19/11 | Court Issues Mixed Ruling in Cement-Kiln Case A federal appellate court didn't fully satisfy industry or environmentalists with its ruling in a case concerning federal rules that govern cement kilns' air emissions. |
| 12/19/11 | Supreme Court Hears Montana Water Case Supreme Court hears arguments in Montana water case. |
| 12/15/11 | US DOT Picks Winners of $511M in TIGER Grants Highway and bridge projects won 48% of the dollars awarded; transit projects received 29%. |
| 12/12/11 | EPA Issues Revised Boiler MACT Rule Proposal would offer more flexibility |
| 12/12/11 | House GOP Delays Highway-Transit Bill Until Early 2012 Measure would expand oil and gas drilling and use some energy revenue for roads and bridges. |
| 12/12/11 | National Labor Relations Board Votes on Controversial Measure Business groups contend resolution would prove troublesome for employers. |
| 12/12/11 | State Budgets Slowly Rebounding, But Not Yet Back to Pre-Recession Levels Two states cut transportation spending so far in fiscal 2012, compared with seven in 2011. |
| 12/05/11 | 'Fracking' Rule Sparks Debate Some argue task should be left to state agencies |
| 12/05/11 | Pension Agency Sees Rise in Aid to Ailing Multiemployer Plans Multi-employer plans common in construction’s unionized sector |
| 12/02/11 | Obama Launches $4-Billion Public-Private Green Building Retrofit Plan In a bow to political realities, the program includes no new federal spending or tax incentives, but relies on private financing and energy contracts, whose up-front costs will be covered by the value of energy costs saved. |
| 11/30/11 | NLRB Members Vote in Favor of Streamlining Union Election Process Two Labor board members vote to move forward with a rulemaking that will make changes to the union election process in spite of a no vote the third, Republican member. |
| 11/29/11 | State Budgets Strengthen, But Not Yet to Pre-Recession Level Survey from governors and state budget officers says only two states trimmed transportation spending so far this fiscal year, compared with seven states making cuts in 2011. |
| 11/28/11 | Construction Spending Cuts Coming as ‘Supercommittee’ Fails to Strike Deal Across-the-board cuts start to take effect January 2013, unless Congress reverses them. |
| 11/28/11 | Most U.S. DOT Programs Hit With Spending Cuts for FY12 Highway obligation limit, TIGER grants are trimmed, high-speed rail zeroed out, but transit gets a boost. |
| 11/21/11 | 'Supercommittee' Can't Reach Deficit Deal, Triggering Mandatory Cuts Unless Congress draws up a new plan, construction programs will be included in across-the-board defense and non-defense cuts, starting in 2013. |
| 11/18/11 | Obama Signs FY12 Spending Bill for DOT, 4 Other Departments Bill funds DOT, HUD, Justice, Commerce, Agriculture Depts. for rest of 2012 and also includes a continuing resolution to keep all other federal agencies operating through Dec. 16. |
| 11/16/11 | House Sends 3% Withholding Repeal to the President Measure clears House on 422-0 vote and next goes to President Obama, who has said he will sign it. |
| 11/14/11 | DOT Spending Bills Stirring in Congress Industry hopes appropriators will adopt Senate’s fiscal 2012 spending levels |
| 11/10/11 | Senate Approves 3% Withholding Repeal Measure now goes back to the House, which is expected to pass it. |
| 11/09/11 | Senate Committee Clears $85B, Two-Year Highway Bill But lawmakers must find an additional $12 billion to fully fund the measure because projected Highway Trust Fund revenue isn't enough. |
| 11/07/11 | 3% Withholding Repeal in Senate's Hands Industry hopes Senate will approve House-passed repeal measure. |
| 11/07/11 | 3% Withholding Repeal in Senate’s Hands Industry hopes Senate will approve House-passed repeal measure. |
| 11/02/11 | Senate Passes Transportation Spending Bill Senate passes package of spending bills, including a measure that would fund the Dept. of Transportation through fiscal 2012. |
| 10/31/11 | DOTs Grapple With Funding House and Senate transportation leaders have been drafting bills and are pitching those not-yet-introduced measures as job-creating engines. |
| 10/27/11 | House Votes to Repeal 3% Withholding Mandate The measure next moves to the Senate and industry groups hope lawmakers there will approve it. A different version of the repeal bill recently was blocked in the Senate, however. |
| 10/17/11 | Senate Passes Pipeline Safety Bill Similar measures have cleared two House committees. |
| 10/17/11 | Buildings: GSA Aims To Keep Coast Guard HQ On Schedule The $350-million, 1.2-million-sq-ft project is part of a $3.4-billion Dept. of Homeland Security complex planned for southeast Washington, D.C. |
| 10/17/11 | Clean Air: House Bill Blocks Rule for Cement-Making Plants The bill, which is opposed by environmental and public-health groups, faces an uphill battle in the Senate. |
| 10/17/11 | Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force Releases Ecosystem Restoration Strategy Agenda includes restoring wetlands and reducing nutrients into Gulf |
| 10/17/11 | Supreme Court May Take Up Health Care, Immigration Two environmental cases on the docket, but of greater interest is whether the court will hear appeals of high-profile health-care and immigration cases. Both would have major impacts on construction and other industries. |
| 10/14/11 | Equipment Makers Expect To Benefit From New Trade Pacts Pacts would eliminate tariffs on heavy equipment exports to Colombia and Panama. |
| 10/10/11 | DOT Drives To Commit Rail Aid As of Sept. 30, $7.8 billion of ARRA’s $8 billion for high-speed rail is obligated, but 2012 funding outlook is gloomy. |
| 10/06/11 | House Clears Bill to Delay EPA Cement Rule House passes legislation to delay implementation of an EPA rule that some say would cost jobs. |
| 09/27/11 | Delayed FEMA Projects Delayed FEMA Projects, listed by state |
| 09/26/11 | Senate Deal Clears Way for Stopgap Spending Bill But new measure only extends through Nov. 18, raising prospect of another partisan fight over federal spending |
| 09/26/11 | Construction Pushing to Repeal 3% Withholding Requirement on Government Projects House repeal bill has majority of members backing it; Senate bills are shy of a majority. |
| 09/26/11 | Senate Bill Will Have Flexibility for ‘Enhancements’ Program Deal with Coburn will result in new provision in two-year highway bill now being drafted. |
| 09/22/11 | Obama, Republicans Clash Over Deficit-Cutting Proposal Package also would cover cost of Obama’s jobs bill, including infrastructure spending boost. |
| 09/19/11 | House Subcommittee Approves Delay to EPA Cement Rules The House Energy and Power Subcommittee is poised to approve bills to delay implementation of two EPA cement MACT rules. |
| 09/19/11 | New Stopgap Spending Bill Coming Before FY12 Starts None of the 2012 appropriations bills had been enacted as of mid-September, but a new stopgap funding measure is on its way in the Senate. |
| 09/14/11 | Obama Pushes Jobs Bill With $105 Billion for Construction Key question is whether Republicans will back new infrastructure spending, or just tax cuts? |
| 09/14/11 | Highway, FAA Extensions Advance in Congress Highway, transit programs extended through March, FAA through January. |
| 09/14/11 | With Ozone Rule Withdrawn, Utilities Still Face Other Clean Air Mandates A Texas company says it will close two units at a powerplant, citing EPA’s cross-state rule. |
| 09/12/11 | NLRB’s Future Lineup Uncertain Liebman’s departure leaves board with just three members. |
| 09/12/11 | Obama Tells EPA To Pull Ozone Reg The rule required utilities in 27 states to trim emissions or buy pollution allowances starting in 2012. |
| 09/12/11 | Wartime Contracting Commission Identifies up to $60 Billion in Waste Congressionally mandated commission releases final report |
| 08/31/11 | Obama to Congress: Pass Highway-Transit, FAA Extensions Quickly Surface-transportation and aviation bills are due to expire in September. |
| 08/29/11 | Deadlines Loom for Gas Tax, Highway and Transit Programs Hopeful signals from Senate, House that Congress will act by the deadline. |
| 08/24/11 | EPA Revising Construction Stormwater Rule EPA goes back to drawing board on construction stormwater rule. |
| 08/19/11 | OMB Directs Federal Agencies to Prepare Sharp Cuts in FY13 Budgets Cuts would apply to each agency's total budget, leaving room to 'double down' on individual, priority programs. |
| 08/17/11 | Army Task Force To Focus Renewable-Energy Push Officials want to tap private sector to finance, build estimated $7 billion in energy projects. |
| 08/03/11 | FAA Construction Shutdown Nears Two-Week Mark FAA has issued stop-work orders on some $800 million in airport construction contracts and is unable to approve grants for future airport work. |
| 08/02/11 | Construction Braces for Cuts Under New Debt-Limit Deal The fight over which programs to cut, and by how much, will begin as Congress debates fiscal 2012 appropriations. |
| 07/29/11 | Nuke Waste Panel Says New Sites Needed Panel recommends investigating new sites--and Nevada's Yucca Mountain--to store nuclear waste. |
| 07/27/11 | Construction Executives Weigh in as Debt Limit Deadline Looms Default would batter construction but a deal with spending cuts also would hurt. |
| 07/27/11 | Two-Year Highway Bill Gains Ground in Senate A proposal in the Senate would boost the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act federal loan and loan guarantee program to $1 billion a year, from $122 million. |
| 07/27/11 | GOP Moves to Rein in EPA Rules it Calls Anti-Business But industry insiders say efforts unlikely to prevail in Senate |
| 07/25/11 | A Debt-Limit Deal Between Democrats and Republicans Could Mean Construction Spending Cuts Analysts say interest rates would likely jump across the board and credit would be pinched much tighter than in 2008, slamming the brakes on new projects. |
| 07/18/11 | EPA Clean Air Rules Impose a Heavy Burden for Electric Utilities New EPA rules will force electric utilities in the eastern U.S. to spend tens of millions of dollars on pollution-control equipment to trim sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from coal-fired powerplants. |
| 07/18/11 | House Committee Seeks to Cut EPA Water Funding Panel slices aid to clean-water and drinking-water state revolving funds. |
| 07/18/11 | Interior Dept. Draft Environmental Document Could Speed Wind Farm Projects Environmental assessment covers areas off Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia coasts. |
| 07/18/11 | Obama Asks Independent Agencies to Streamline Regulations Executive order builds on success of January order. |
| 07/06/11 | AFL-CIO Seeks to Assemble $10B for Infrastructure Unions also plan to spend #20 million over next year on energy-efficiency upgrades of private and public buildings |
| 07/06/11 | CBO Raises Questions About Plan to Shed Excess Federal Real Estate White House, Hill advocates of plan say changes are needed in how federal government sells unused facilities. |
| 07/04/11 | Senator Puts 'Hold' on Nominee To Lead Corps Vitter seeks answers from Corps to questions about Louisiana projects. |
| 06/29/11 | NLRB Proposes Rule That Aims to Speed Up Unionization Elections Pro-union congressional Democrats support proposal, but business groups, Republicans criticize it. |
| 06/29/11 | Airports: Another FAA Stopgap Bill Is on Its Way There is still no deal on the horizon on a multiyear Federal Aviation Administration bill, so Congress has approved another short extension. |
| 06/29/11 | GSA Faces House Threat to FY12 Construction Funds Congress also slashed agency’s construction account in 2011. |
| 06/27/11 | NRC Finds Deficiencies at U.S. Nuclear Powerplants Officials say some protections lacking. |
| 06/27/11 | Supreme Court Says Environmental Protection Agency Responsible for Addressing Greenhouse Gases The high court says that Congress intended that the Environmental Protection Agency, not the courts, establish policy relating to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants. |
| 06/22/11 | House Trims Construction Programs' FY2012 Spending Few construction accounts are spared, though some cuts are modest. |
| 06/17/11 | NRC Panel Finds Deficiencies at U.S. Nuclear Powerplants U.S. plants couldn't handle double-barreled event such as the earthquake-tsunami that struck Fukushima. |
| 06/15/11 | U.S. Gains in Dispute with China Over Wind Energy Subsidies China now the largest wind power producer, surpassing the U.S. |
| 06/15/11 | U.S. Gains in Dispute with China Over Wind Energy Subsidies China now the largest wind power producer, surpassing the U.S. |
| 06/13/11 | Wide Gap Between House, Senate Bills on Airport Grant Funding House is considering a four-year bill allocating about $3 million per year. The Senate version, is for 2 years, at about $4 million annually. |
| 06/08/11 | OSHA: Rule AimsTo Cut Employers’ Paperwork Load The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it will release a final rule that will streamline its safety standards and reduce employers’ paperwork. |
| 06/08/11 | Senate, House Far Apart on Airport Funding The outlook isn’t bright for a quick deal on a new, multiyear aviation bill, because the Senate and House haven’t bridged a wide gap on funding levels for airport construction grants. They also have been unable to resolve a disagreement on a labor issue. |
| 06/08/11 | States: Fiscal Picture Shows Improvement But Cuts Continue State budgets are getting healthier but spending remains tight, and some states are calling for cuts in programs such as transportation. A National Governors Association-National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) survey, released on June 2, reports 14 states are recommending a total of $212.8 million in 2012 general-fund transportation cuts. Six states made midyear 2011 transportation reductions totaling $357.2 million, including $262.4 million in California and $84.4 million in Texas. |
| 06/08/11 | Water Supply Plan Focuses on Impact Of Climate Change The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has released a draft plan that seeks to ensure adequate U.S. freshwater supplies in light of the expected effects of climate change. The plan, released on June 2, recommends a new vulnerability index to help managers of drinking-water facilities set priorities for adapting their infrastructure to the effects of climate change. CEQ’s draft is open for comment until mid-July. |
| 06/01/11 | Airports: Congress Passes One-Month FAA Extension With talks stalled on a multiyear Federal Aviation Administration bill, the Senate and House have approved another stopgap authorization. After the bill cleared Congress, President Obama signed it on May 31. The new bill extends Airport Improvement Program construction grants and other FAA programs through June 30. It is the 19th FAA stopgap since September 2007, when the last long-term aviation bill expired. |
| 06/01/11 | Labor: NLRB Says Protests Using Rat Balloons Are Legal The National Labor Relations Board has upheld unions’ right to display large, inflatable rats at workplaces of secondary employers, including companies that hire nonunion firms to build or retrofit buildings. |
| 06/01/11 | Mica Wants Private Firms to Run HSR Corridor House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) has outlined a proposal that essentially would transfer the responsibility to develop high-speed rail (HSR) on the Northeast Corridor from Amtrak to the private sector. Amtrak wants to keep control over the route and last September proposed its own $117-billion, 30-year HSR plan. |
| 06/01/11 | Nominee for Post Of Corps Chief Fares Well at Hearing Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, President Obama’s choice to be the next chief of the Army Corps of Engineers, got a generally positive reception from the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) at a May 25 hearing. Bostick next must appear before the Armed Services Committee, which has jurisdiction over his nomination. A floor vote would follow. |
| 05/27/11 | House Transportation Committee Chair Outlines Plan for High-Speed Rail Critical of an Amtrak proposal to develop High Speed Rail along portions of the Northeast Corridor, House Transportation Committee chairman outlines a plan of his own. |
| 05/26/11 | Key Senators Agree on $339 Billion Transportation Bill Framework The agreement is a step, but by no means the final one, towards achieving what would be a critical measure for the construction industry |
| 05/25/11 | DOE: Senate Panel Voices Concerns Over Hanford Funding Some Senate appropriators are asking whether the Dept. of Energy has placed enough emphasis on nuclear-waste cleanup in its fiscal 2012 budget proposal, particularly the work at the Hanford site in Washington state. DOE has requested $5.4 billion in 2012 for overall defense-related environmental cleanup. That amount is an increase from the 2011 enacted level of $5 billion but a cut from 2010's $5.6 billion. |
| 05/25/11 | Search Heats Up for Transport Bill Revenue As the deadline draws nearer for passing a new surface transportation bill—or at least approving another extension—lawmakers are seeking ways to augment the shaky Highway Trust Fund. |
| 05/18/11 | Contracts: Industry Slams Contribution-Disclosure Proposal Construction industry groups and some in Congress are objecting to a draft White House executive order that would require companies and executives to disclose their political contributions when they bid on federal contracts. |
| 05/18/11 | EPA: New Guidance On Surface Mining Pending at OMB The Environmental Protection Agency soon will issue new guidance to regulators responsible for issuing permits for surface mining, says Nancy Stoner, EPA acting assistant administrator for water. |
| 05/18/11 | Funding: House FY12 Numbers May Signal Construction Cuts Budgets for 2012 construction programs will be pinched in the House. Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-Ky.) on May 11 said 2012 nondefense spending would be cut $47.4 billion from 2011. He specified how funds will be split among subcommittees. The Transportation-Housing panel was cut $7.7 billion, or 14%. Most line-item levels haven’t been determined yet. House-Senate talks will set final figures. |
| 05/18/11 | State Transport Project Ratings Seen Lacking With federal highway and transit dollars facing a tight squeeze, those drafting a new surface transportation bill are seeking to produce the biggest bang for a limited number of bucks. But how to measure which projects have the best payoff? |
| 05/13/11 | EPA Asks Marcellus Shale Drillers for Information on Wastewater The Environmental Protection Agency is becoming increasingly involved in wastewater issues relating to natural gas extraction in the Marcellus shale region. |
| 05/11/11 | DOE: Outside Panel To Study Natural-Gas ‘Fracking’ Safety The Dept. of Energy has named a panel of outside specialists to study natural-gas hydraulic fracturing. The panel, which DOE Secretary Steven Chu announced on May 5, will make recommendations within 90 days about immediate steps that could improve the safety and environmental impact of “fracking.” Panel members include representatives from industry, academia, environmental groups and state government. |
| 05/11/11 | Legislation: DOT Aims To Knock Down Draft Transport Bill As the Dept. of Transportation works with congressional committees to draw up a new multiyear transportation bill, DOT officials are dismissing a legislative text obtained by a Washington newsletter as “an early working draft that was never formally circulated within the administration.” |
| 05/11/11 | NLRB: Panel Challenges Arizona Secret-Ballot Law The National Labor Relations Board's acting general counsel has filed a complaint in federal court against Arizona for passing a measure that says workers can only use secret-ballot elections to determine whether they want to unionize. Organized labor prefers employees have the option of signing authorization cards to show support for unionizing. |
| 05/11/11 | OMB Proposes BRAC-like Board for Buildings An Office of Management and Budget proposal to sell thousands of surplus federal buildings is garnering support on Capitol Hill and among industry groups. OMB says selling the properties could save the government $15 billion. Some of that amount would come from selling the excess properties. The plan could give a lift to the construction industry's buildings sector. As much 40% of the proceeds from the property sales would be plowed back into retrofitting other federal buildings to make them more energy efficient, OMB officials say. |
05/04/11 Critics Say New Guidance Could Slow Projects
05/04/11 Proposal Could Put Harbor Dredging Funds at Risk
04/27/11 OSHA Rule-Making Too Slow for Comfort
04/27/11 Water: Reclamation Report Looks at Climate Change and Stream Flows
04/20/11 Deficit Cutting May Clip Construction Funds
04/20/11 Highways: Baucus Suggests Two-Year Authorization
04/20/11 Safety: Court Upholds OSHA Guidance on Fall Protection
04/20/11 DOE: Senate Confirms Lyons to Head Nuclear Office
04/13/11 Many States Still Thirst for DOT Rail Funds
04/13/11 Labor: GAO Critiques Davis-Bacon Wage Surveys
04/13/11 Buildings: Proposed Panel To Help Shed Excess Facilities
04/13/11 EPA: House, Senate Split on Clean-Air Regulation Measures
04/06/11 Senate Passes Repeal Of Health-Care Reporting
04/06/11 New Corps Project Standards Nearly Ready
04/06/11 Airports: Senate, House To Start Negotiating Long-Term FAA Bill
03/30/11 U.S. Ex-Im Bank To Provide $1B in Export Aid For Brazil Infrastructure
03/30/11 DOT Releases $461 Million for North Carolina Rail Projects
03/23/11 Stopgap Cuts GSA FY11 Construction Funds
03/23/11 Clean Air: New Cap Proposed by EPA for Mercury Emissions
03/23/11 Finance: Kerry Proposes Federal Infrastructure Bank
03/16/11 Expanded TIFIA May Be in Transport Bill Mix
03/16/11 Spending: New Stopgap Measure Is on the Way
03/16/11 GSA: No New Leases For Now, Panel Says
03/16/11 EPA: Bill To Block Clean-Air Regs Advances in House
03/09/11 Construction Asks, How Deep Will Spending Cuts Be?
03/09/11 GAO Sees Duplication in Transportation, Water Programs
03/02/11 Airports Report $80 Billion in Capital Needs
03/02/11 Budget: Two-Week Stopgap Has Construction Cuts
03/02/11 Clean Air: New Rule Softens Requirements for Boilers
03/02/11 Buildings: Reports Identify Barriers to Zero Emissions
03/01/11 Senate Approves Stopgap Spending Bill
02/23/11 House Bill Would Slash Construction Programs
02/23/11 FAA: Senate, House Tackle Multiyear Reauthorization Bill
02/23/11 Health Care: House Panel Votes To Quash Reporting Mandate
02/14/11 Obama Budget Hikes Roads, Rails But Cuts Other Construction Programs
02/09/11 Obama Seeks Greener Commercial Buildings
02/09/11 Wind Power: DOE, Interior Give Push To Offshore Projects
02/09/11 Water: EPA Plans Perchlorate Standard
02/09/11 Health Care: Senate Rejects Repeal But Backs One Revision
02/03/11 White House Proposes New Green Buildings Program
02/02/11 Capitol Hill Views Divided on Oil-Spill Report
02/02/11 Two-Year Aviation Bill Could End Stopgap Measures
01/19/11 Consent Decrees Call For Sewer Upgrades
01/19/11 Labor: NLRB Targets Organizing Measures In Four States
01/19/11 DOT: TIGER Grant Projects Advance In Southeast States
01/12/11 Oil-Spill Panel Seeks Industry, Federal Actions
01/05/11 House GOP Aims for Health-Care Repeal Vote
01/05/11 Trade: USTR Investigation Targets China Wind-Power Fund
12/29/10 EPA Moves Forward With Greenhouse Regs
12/22/10 OSHA To Tackle Ambitious, Six-Month Agenda
12/22/10 Spending: Nine-Week Stopgap Measure On Verge of Approval
12/22/10 EPA: Congress Reauthorizes Diesel Retrofit Program
12/17/10 Senate Dems Propose 9-Week Spending Stopgap
12/15/10 Congress Seeks To Wrap Up Tax, Spending Bills
12/15/10 High Court Seems To Be Split on Arizona Immigration Case
12/10/10 Senate Bill Would Kill Build America Bonds
12/08/10 Congress To Weigh Tax ‘Framework’
12/08/10 Deficit Panel’s Majority Backs Gas-Tax Hike
12/07/10 Tax-Deal 'Framework' Would Aid Construction Workers, Companies
12/02/10 House Passes Two-Week Spending Stopgap
12/01/10 Industry Groups Lobby for Key Tax Extensions
12/01/10 Search for Next Chief of the Army Corps Is Under Way
11/24/10 Outlook Touch-and-Go for Long-Term FAA Bill
11/24/10 Another Highway-Transit Extension Seems To Be on Tap
11/24/10 Afghanistan: Senate Panel Questions IG’s Leadership
11/17/10 Lame-Duck Session May Produce More Stopgaps
11/17/10 Fiscal Panel Chiefs Propose Gas-Tax Hike
11/17/10 EPA: Guidance for Greenhouse-Gas Permitting Released
11/10/10 GOP’s Gains May Mean Thinner Spending Bills
11/09/10 Backlash Didn’t Spoil All Appeal of Project-Related Ballot Issues
11/03/10 Nuclear Industry Ponders Next Step for Waste
11/03/10 IG: Two Iraqi Water Facilities Show Different Results
10/27/10 U.S., China in Trade Flap Over Green Tech
10/27/10 EPA, DOT Seek New Truck Emissions, Fuel-Economy Standards
10/20/10 Candidates' Infrastructure Views Drive Industry Donations
10/13/10 Obama Keeps Up Push for Infrastructure
10/13/10 Court Action on Stormwater Reg Creates Confusion
10/06/10 DOT Wants To Expand Discretionary Grants
10/06/10 Spending: Two-Month Stopgap Measure Signed Into Law
10/06/10 EPA: New Limits Proposed for Mercury Emissions
10/06/10 Earthquakes: Major U.S. Preparedness Drills Set for 2011
09/29/10 High Court To Hear Immigration, Labor Cases
09/29/10 Airports: Congress Approves 16th FAA Extension
09/29/10 Legislation: Small-Business Aid Bill Signed
09/29/10 Sens. Boxer, Inhofe Back DOT’s TIFIA Loan Program
09/22/10 Small-Business Bill Aims To Spur Loans
09/22/10 Clean Air: Most States Ready for New Rule, Study Finds
09/22/10 Lawmakers Seek Details About Infrastructure Bank
09/15/10 Appropriations, FAA Bill on Hill’s Short List
09/15/10 Agencies Submit Sustainability Plans to White House
09/08/10 Labor Board Ruling Upholds Union ‘Bannering’
09/01/10 Some ARRA Categories Near 100% Obligation
09/01/10 Newly Approved Funds Will Go for Border Security
08/25/10 FRA Pushes To Spend High-Speed-Rail Funds
08/25/10 PBGC Says Multi-employer Plans’ Deficit Likely To Rise
08/25/10 Baucus Seeks U.S.-Canada Talks On Lumber Pricing
08/25/10 Penn State Selected To Lead Green-Buildings 'Hub'
08/18/10 Clean Coal Viable, Administration Says
08/18/10 EPA Seeks More Time To Fix ‘Flaw’ In 2009 Regulation
08/11/10 Senate To Revisit Oil-Spill/Energy Bill in Fall
08/11/10 EPA: New Rule Limits Mercury Emmissions From Cement Kilns
08/11/10 Highways: Report Spotlights Formulas
08/11/10 Fourth Woman in Court’s History Confirmed
08/04/10 Construction Industry Gets Ready to Implement Crane Safety Rule
08/04/10 Obama Signs Two-Month FAA Extension
08/04/10 Small-Business Measure Stalls
08/04/10 House Votes for Tougher Offshore Drilling Standards
07/28/10 Critics See Ways To Improve Bridge Program
07/28/10 FTA Pegs Capital Needs: $77.7 Billion
07/28/10 Senate Democrats Propose Scaled-Back Bill
07/28/10 Legislation: Senators Roll Out Freight Transport Bill
07/21/10 Industry Awaits Dodd-Frank Impact on Credit
07/21/10 The White House Reports Gains: ARRA Jobs, Outlays
07/21/10 SAFETEA-LU: DOT Holds Final ‘Town Hall’ for New Bill
07/21/10 Interim Regulation: Contractors Required To Report Execs’ Pay
07/14/10 FY11 Appropriations Move at Snail’s Pace
07/14/10 Streetcar, Bus Projects Share $293 Million
07/14/10 Industry Groups Criticize Possible Lead-Paint Proposal
07/07/10 Senate Committees Move on Oil-Spill Bills
07/07/10 Spending Bill With Post-Earthquake Aid Heads Back to Senate for New Vote
07/07/10 Justice Dept. Challenges Arizona Statute
07/07/10 Senate Vote Is Next for Financial Regulation Bill
06/30/10 Financial Bill May Tighten Construction Credit
06/30/10 High Court Expands Eligibility for Patent Protections
06/30/10 Pension Plans Get Help, ‘Extenders’ Bill Blocked
06/30/10 Haiti: Senate Report Finds Evidence Rebuilding Is ‘Stalled’'
06/23/10 Senate Panel's Report Sees Signs Haiti Rebuilding Is 'Stalled'
06/23/10 Embassy Program Charts New Directions
06/23/10 High Court Deals a Blow To the NLRB
06/23/10 Senate Aims for New Vote on ‘Extenders’ Package
06/23/10 EPA Wants To Revive Polluter Tax
06/16/10 Outlook Still Murky for Energy Bills
06/16/10 Taxes: Industry Groups Seek To Strike ‘S-Corp.’ Proposal From Senate Bill
06/09/10 Oil Spill May Give Senate Energy Bill a Boost
06/09/10 EPA Toughens Standards For SO2 Emissions
06/09/10 EPA Infrastructure Cost Estimate Climbs
06/02/10 House-Passed Tax Bill Has Pluses, Minuses
06/02/10 DOE Proposes Green Regulation For Federal Buildings
06/02/10 DOT Releases First ARRA Funds For High-Speed Lines
06/02/10 Haiti: Senate Clears $2.8 Billion in Aid For Post-Quake Work
05/26/10 White House, Congress React to Oil Spill
05/26/10 Jobs Bill Includes S-Corp. Tax Hike
05/26/10 Obama Orders Fuel-Economy Standards for Big Trucks
05/19/10 Infrastructure Bank Idea Is On Back Burner
05/19/10 EPA Issues Greenhouse-Gas ‘Tailoring’ Rule
05/19/10 Strategy For Chesapeake Bay Has Teeth
05/19/10 Senate Confirms Ayers As Capitol Architect
05/12/10 Stimulus Funding Is Winding Down
05/12/10 House Passes ‘Cash for Caulkers’ Legislation
05/12/10 DOT Seeks To Alter DBE Regulations
05/12/10 Senate Panel Taking Requests For New WRDA Projects
05/05/10 GSA Criticized for Lack of FY11 Court Projects
05/05/10 DOT: New Round Of ‘TIGER’ Grants Set To Start
05/05/10 Airports: Thirteenth FAA Extension Signed Into Law
04/28/10 Senate Climate Bill Stalled But Still Alive
04/28/10 Buy American’s Canada Ready For Longer-Range Talks With U.S.
04/21/10 New Water-Resources Bill Slowly Takes Shape
04/21/10 Democrats Seek Funding Source For High-Speed Lines
04/21/10 Judge to EPA: Step Up Everglades Enforcement
04/21/10 Procurement: White House Mulling Changes to Policy
04/14/10 DOT Gears Up for Next Round of Rail Grants
04/14/10 Agencies’ ‘Green’ Plans Due At White House in June
04/14/10 FHWA Rejects Toll Plan For I-80 in Pennsylvania
04/14/10 Views Split On New Rule For Project-Labor Pacts
04/07/10 Build America Bonds Are Taking Off
04/07/10 New Policy Could Reduce Mountaintop Mining
04/07/10 Haiti: Donors Commit $5.3 Billion to First Reconstruction Phase
04/07/10 Agencies Call for Removing Problem Drywall
03/31/10 Health-Care Overhaul Becomes Law
03/31/10 Obama Appoints Controversial Nominee to NLRB
03/31/10 FAA Gets 12th Short-Term Extension
03/31/10 House Votes to Extend ‘Build America’ Bonds
03/24/10 Transport Programs Extended Through Dec. 31
03/24/10 Senate Passes Two-Year Bill, New Stopgap Likely
03/24/10 Health-Care Debate Isn't Dying Down
03/17/10 State Senate Debates Airport Funding Measure
03/17/10 Fate of Merkley Health-Care Measure Unclear
03/10/10 Water Resources Policy Changes Inch Along
03/10/10 State DOTs Continue To Move Highway Funds Out
03/10/10 Senate Bill Would Cut Emissions Of SO2, NOx, Mercury
03/10/10 OSHA Extends Comment Period For Record-Keeping Rule
03/03/10 Limited Benefits Seen From U.S.-Canada Pact
03/03/10 Acting Capitol Architect Nominated for Full 10-Year Term
02/24/10 EPA: Greenhouse-Gas ‘Endangerment Finding’ Under Fire
02/24/10 Obama Unveils Plan To Kick-Start Health Talks
02/24/10 Jobs: Senate Bill Ends Debate, Moves Closer to Passage
02/17/10 NLRB Nominee On Hold as Senate Fails To Acte
02/17/10 Panel Warns Of More Commercial-Loan Defaults
02/17/10 U.S.-Canada Pact Aims To Ease ‘Buy American’ Flap
01/27/10 Move To Block EPA Greenhouse Rule Nears Senate Vote
01/27/10 High Court Eases Corporate Election-Ad Limits
01/20/10 ARRA Construction Jobs Pegged at 262,000
01/20/10 EPA Steps In To Fight Water Pollution in Florida
01/13/10 Health-Care, Jobs Bills Lead Hill Agenda
01/13/10 Legal: High Court To Hear Labor Case
01/13/10 Health Care: Union Leaders Meet With President Obama
01/07/10 Two Prominent Democrats to Retire
01/06/10 OSHA Gears Up for Ambitious 2010 Agenda
12/30/09 Landmark Health Care Bill Splits Industry
12/24/09 Industry Now Has Bigger Stake In Final Health-Care Compromise
12/16/09 Construction Has Winners, Losers in 2010 Bill
12/16/09 Airports: Congress Approves Three-Month FAA Stopgap
12/16/09 Stimulus: HHS Awards $509 Million For Health Clinics
12/12/09 Clean Air: Bipartisan Plans Arise in Senate
12/09/09 EPA Is Closer To Regulating Carbon Dioxide
12/02/09 Stimulus: DOE Awards $620 Million In Smart-Grid Grants
12/02/09 Clean Air: Obama To Offer 17% Cut In U.S. Emissions
12/02/09 CBO Report May Help Health Bill Gain Support
12/02/09 Estate Tax: House Expected To Pass Legislative Fix
11/25/09 Key Senators Seek Six-Month Transport Bill
11/25/09 Stimulus: GAO Finds Inaccuracies In ARRA Data
11/25/09 Health Care: Senate To Take Up $848- Billion Measure
11/18/09 States' Fiscal Crunch Could Stretch to 2012
11/18/09 EPA: Greenhouse-Gas Reporting Rule Takes Effect on Dec. 30
11/11/09 Prospects Uncertain for Climate Bill in Senate
11/05/09 Senate Panel Approves Climate Change Bill
11/04/09 Stopgap Extends SAFETEA-LU Through Dec.18
11/04/09 Stimulus: Construction Jobs Impact Pegged at 80,000
11/04/09 Legislation: Senate Moves To Broaden ARRA Tax Breaks
11/04/09 Procurement: OMB Outlines Changes To Save $40 Billion
10/28/09 House Democrats Search for New Jobs Bills
10/28/09 NLRB: Nominee Faces Republican Opposition
10/28/09 Border: Lawmakers Nix Additional 600 Miles of Fencing
10/21/09 EPA To Step Up Clean-Water Enforcement
10/21/09 Congress Clears Fiscal 2010 Energy- and Water-Spending Measure
10/14/09 New Jobs-Producing Plans Stir on Capitol Hill
10/14/09 OSHA: Business, Unions Split On Obama's Nomineel
10/14/09 Health Care: Panel In Senate Clears Bill With One GOP Vote
10/07/09 Round Two of ARRA Rail Grants Draws Huge Crowd
10/07/09 Stimulus Work Is Up, But So Is Jobless Rate
09/30/09 Extensions On Tap for Key Construction Bills
09/30/09 Parks: Top Position Goes to 33-Year NPS Veteran
09/30/09 Labor: Views Differ On PLA Proposal
09/30/09 Stimulus: Proposals Pour In to DOT For TIGER Grants
09/23/09 No U.S.-Canadian Deal Yet on 'Buy American'
09/23/09 Competition Fierce for DOT ‘TIGER’ Grants
09/16/09 ARRA Construction Jobs Pegged at 133,000
09/16/09 NIST Insider Is Obama's Choice For Agency's Top Post
09/11/09 Obama to Nominate NIST Insider for Its Top Post
09/09/09 Deadlines Loom for Transport, Spending Bills
09/02/09 Federal Gulf Coast Task Force Is Launched
09/02/09 E-Verify: DHS Rule Deemed Legal
09/02/09 Highways: States Oppose Looming $8.7-Billion Cut
08/26/09 So Far, Mixed Results in FY10 Spending Bills
08/26/09 Immigration: DHS Could Revoke 'No Match' Rule
08/26/09 Buildings: Retrofit Incentives Backed By White House
08/26/09 Rules: Comment Period Extended For PLA Proposal
08/19/09 'Buy America' Worries Persist Despite Waivers
08/19/09 Renewables: Tax Credit for Manufacturing Facilities
08/19/09 Dept. of Labor: New Employer Notices Proposed
08/12/09 Peck Returning as GSA Public-Buildings Chief
08/12/09 Senate Aide Approved for Army's Top Civil-Works Post
08/12/09 Perchlorate Under EPA Scrutiny
08/12/09 Obama Signs $7-Billion Trust-Fund 'Fix'
08/05/09 After 'Fix,' Trust Fund Still Not Out of the Woods
08/05/09 Senate Bill Has $700 Million For Construction
08/05/09 New Commander Picked For Corps' Gulf Division
08/05/09 Uranium Plant Has a Setback
07/29/09 Employee Free Choice Act at a Stalemate
07/29/09 Stimulus: Gains Continue in Road, Transit Projects
07/29/09 More Funding for Green Jobs
07/29/09 OSHA: Ex-DOE Safety Official Picked for Top Job
07/22/09 House Give Small Hike To Corps Construction
07/22/09 Clean Water Trust Fund Generating Buzz
07/22/09 Senate Panel Clears AIP Hike
07/22/09 Senate 'Hold' Stalls EPA Nomination
07/08/09 House Defense Bill Tightens Guam Labor Rules
07/08/09 Big Boost Appears Likely for EPA Water Accounts
07/08/09 Maglev Loses Key Support
07/01/09 Jockeying Continues on Highway Bills
07/01/09 DOE Issues New Lighting-Efficiency Standards
07/01/09 McConnell Concerned About 'Card Check' Bill
07/01/09 EPA Proposes Limits for NO2
06/24/09 Green Light Given for High-Speed-Rail Grants
06/17/09 Spending Bill Has $4.5 Billion For Construction
06/17/09 FERC Chief Mulls Ruling In Siting Case
06/17/09 VA: Senator Seeks GAO Review of Construction Plan
06/17/09 ARRA 'Buy American' Mandate Draws Flak
06/10/09 Senate Panel at Work on Massive Energy Bill
06/10/09 Obama Seeks To Speed Plan's Job Growth
06/10/09 Fiscal Crunch Continues
06/10/09 Test Data on Chinese Drywall Expected in July
06/03/09 DOT Maps Out $1.5-Billion Stimulus Grant Plan
06/03/09 Highways: New Shortfall Projected For Trust Fund
06/03/09 Stimulus: Funds for "Green" Job Training Released
06/03/09 EPA: Senate Confirms McCarthy To Lead Air Office
05/27/09 War Funding Bills Carry DOD Construction Aid
05/27/09 Legal: Obama Picks Sotomayor for Seat on Supreme Court
05/27/09 People: Nominees Confirmed for DOT, BuRec, DOE Slots
05/20/09 Industry Sees Brighter Prospects for Water Bill
05/20/09 Labor: Solis Out-lines Proposed Budget, Staff Hikes
05/13/09 FTA Study Sees $50-Billion Rail Transit Need
05/13/09 Labor: Obama Picks Two Democrats For NLRB Slots
05/06/09 Stimulus Reviews for DOT: So Far, So Good
05/06/09 DOD: House Bill Hikes Funding For Hospital Projects
05/06/09 Congress: June House Vote Seen On Transport Bill
05/06/09 EPA: Nominee Faces a 'Hold' In the Senate
04/29/09 Corps Unveils $4.6-Billion Stimulus Lineup
04/29/09 BRAC: Total Cost 48% Higher Than Initial Estimate
04/29/09 Senate: Specter’s Party Switch Boosts Democrats
04/22/09 EPA Takes Step Toward Regulating Carbon
04/22/09 Stimulus: More Than $3.3 Billion for Smart Grid
04/22/09 NERC: Transmission Grid Must be Updated
04/22/09 E-Verify: Deadline Pushed Back A Third Time
04/15/09 White House Filling Agency Vacancies
04/10/09 Maryland Transportation Chief Picked for Deputy U.S. DOT Post
04/01/09 Employee Free-Choice Bill Stalled but Alive
04/01/09 FAA: Former Pilot's Union Head Tapped For Agency Post
04/01/09 Highways: LaHood Voices Support for Infrastructure Bank
04/01/09 EPA: Choice for Number-Two Post Pulls Out
03/25/09 $410-Billion Bill Signed, Earmarks and All
03/25/09 House Approves $19.4-Billion SRF Authorization
03/25/09 Carbon: Congress Looks at Emissions
03/25/09 BuRec: Agency Chief Nominated
03/18/09 $410-Billion Bill Signed, Earmarks and All
03/18/09 House Approves $19.4-Billion SRF Authorization
03/11/09 Another Extension Is Likely for FAA Programs
03/11/09 Garvey Declines Deputy Secretary Post
03/11/09 Sole-Source Contracts Tightened
03/11/09 Obama Requests Endagered Species Rule Review
03/04/09 Replace Fuel Tax With User Fee, Says Report
03/04/09 Embattled Labor Secretary Nominee Confirmed
02/25/09 Stimulus Law Opens the Door to More Bonding
02/25/09 Series of Clean Air Act Actions Begin To Set New Tone at EPA
02/11/09 New Executive Order Could Expand PLAs
02/04/09 Three Executive Orders Good News for Labor
02/04/09 Iraq Reconstruction: New Report Highlights Missteps
01/28/09 LaHood, Jackson Confirmed to Key Positions
01/14/09 Confirmation Likely for Labor Dept. Nominee
01/14/09 Nominee Chu Seems En Route To Quick Confirmation
01/14/09 High Court Hears Arguments In Mining-Waste Case
01/14/09 Iraq Oil-Sector Audit Warns Gains at Risk
01/07/09 Industry Pines for Details of Stimulus Plan
01/07/09 Business Groups Object To ‘E-Verify’ Change
01/07/09 Rapanos Strikes Deal With EPA, Justice Dept.
01/07/09 Acting Chief Named for Public Buildings Service
05/04/11 Proposal Could Put Harbor Dredging Funds at Risk
04/27/11 OSHA Rule-Making Too Slow for Comfort
04/27/11 Water: Reclamation Report Looks at Climate Change and Stream Flows
04/20/11 Deficit Cutting May Clip Construction Funds
04/20/11 Highways: Baucus Suggests Two-Year Authorization
04/20/11 Safety: Court Upholds OSHA Guidance on Fall Protection
04/20/11 DOE: Senate Confirms Lyons to Head Nuclear Office
04/13/11 Many States Still Thirst for DOT Rail Funds
04/13/11 Labor: GAO Critiques Davis-Bacon Wage Surveys
04/13/11 Buildings: Proposed Panel To Help Shed Excess Facilities
04/13/11 EPA: House, Senate Split on Clean-Air Regulation Measures
04/06/11 Senate Passes Repeal Of Health-Care Reporting
04/06/11 New Corps Project Standards Nearly Ready
04/06/11 Airports: Senate, House To Start Negotiating Long-Term FAA Bill
03/30/11 U.S. Ex-Im Bank To Provide $1B in Export Aid For Brazil Infrastructure
03/30/11 DOT Releases $461 Million for North Carolina Rail Projects
03/23/11 Stopgap Cuts GSA FY11 Construction Funds
03/23/11 Clean Air: New Cap Proposed by EPA for Mercury Emissions
03/23/11 Finance: Kerry Proposes Federal Infrastructure Bank
03/16/11 Expanded TIFIA May Be in Transport Bill Mix
03/16/11 Spending: New Stopgap Measure Is on the Way
03/16/11 GSA: No New Leases For Now, Panel Says
03/16/11 EPA: Bill To Block Clean-Air Regs Advances in House
03/09/11 Construction Asks, How Deep Will Spending Cuts Be?
03/09/11 GAO Sees Duplication in Transportation, Water Programs
03/02/11 Airports Report $80 Billion in Capital Needs
03/02/11 Budget: Two-Week Stopgap Has Construction Cuts
03/02/11 Clean Air: New Rule Softens Requirements for Boilers
03/02/11 Buildings: Reports Identify Barriers to Zero Emissions
03/01/11 Senate Approves Stopgap Spending Bill
02/23/11 House Bill Would Slash Construction Programs
02/23/11 FAA: Senate, House Tackle Multiyear Reauthorization Bill
02/23/11 Health Care: House Panel Votes To Quash Reporting Mandate
02/14/11 Obama Budget Hikes Roads, Rails But Cuts Other Construction Programs
02/09/11 Obama Seeks Greener Commercial Buildings
02/09/11 Wind Power: DOE, Interior Give Push To Offshore Projects
02/09/11 Water: EPA Plans Perchlorate Standard
02/09/11 Health Care: Senate Rejects Repeal But Backs One Revision
02/03/11 White House Proposes New Green Buildings Program
02/02/11 Capitol Hill Views Divided on Oil-Spill Report
02/02/11 Two-Year Aviation Bill Could End Stopgap Measures
01/19/11 Consent Decrees Call For Sewer Upgrades
01/19/11 Labor: NLRB Targets Organizing Measures In Four States
01/19/11 DOT: TIGER Grant Projects Advance In Southeast States
01/12/11 Oil-Spill Panel Seeks Industry, Federal Actions
01/05/11 House GOP Aims for Health-Care Repeal Vote
01/05/11 Trade: USTR Investigation Targets China Wind-Power Fund
12/29/10 EPA Moves Forward With Greenhouse Regs
12/22/10 OSHA To Tackle Ambitious, Six-Month Agenda
12/22/10 Spending: Nine-Week Stopgap Measure On Verge of Approval
12/22/10 EPA: Congress Reauthorizes Diesel Retrofit Program
12/17/10 Senate Dems Propose 9-Week Spending Stopgap
12/15/10 Congress Seeks To Wrap Up Tax, Spending Bills
12/15/10 High Court Seems To Be Split on Arizona Immigration Case
12/10/10 Senate Bill Would Kill Build America Bonds
12/08/10 Congress To Weigh Tax ‘Framework’
12/08/10 Deficit Panel’s Majority Backs Gas-Tax Hike
12/07/10 Tax-Deal 'Framework' Would Aid Construction Workers, Companies
12/02/10 House Passes Two-Week Spending Stopgap
12/01/10 Industry Groups Lobby for Key Tax Extensions
12/01/10 Search for Next Chief of the Army Corps Is Under Way
11/24/10 Outlook Touch-and-Go for Long-Term FAA Bill
11/24/10 Another Highway-Transit Extension Seems To Be on Tap
11/24/10 Afghanistan: Senate Panel Questions IG’s Leadership
11/17/10 Lame-Duck Session May Produce More Stopgaps
11/17/10 Fiscal Panel Chiefs Propose Gas-Tax Hike
11/17/10 EPA: Guidance for Greenhouse-Gas Permitting Released
11/10/10 GOP’s Gains May Mean Thinner Spending Bills
11/09/10 Backlash Didn’t Spoil All Appeal of Project-Related Ballot Issues
11/03/10 Nuclear Industry Ponders Next Step for Waste
11/03/10 IG: Two Iraqi Water Facilities Show Different Results
10/27/10 U.S., China in Trade Flap Over Green Tech
10/27/10 EPA, DOT Seek New Truck Emissions, Fuel-Economy Standards
10/20/10 Candidates' Infrastructure Views Drive Industry Donations
10/13/10 Obama Keeps Up Push for Infrastructure
10/13/10 Court Action on Stormwater Reg Creates Confusion
10/06/10 DOT Wants To Expand Discretionary Grants
10/06/10 Spending: Two-Month Stopgap Measure Signed Into Law
10/06/10 EPA: New Limits Proposed for Mercury Emissions
10/06/10 Earthquakes: Major U.S. Preparedness Drills Set for 2011
09/29/10 High Court To Hear Immigration, Labor Cases
09/29/10 Airports: Congress Approves 16th FAA Extension
09/29/10 Legislation: Small-Business Aid Bill Signed
09/29/10 Sens. Boxer, Inhofe Back DOT’s TIFIA Loan Program
09/22/10 Small-Business Bill Aims To Spur Loans
09/22/10 Clean Air: Most States Ready for New Rule, Study Finds
09/22/10 Lawmakers Seek Details About Infrastructure Bank
09/15/10 Appropriations, FAA Bill on Hill’s Short List
09/15/10 Agencies Submit Sustainability Plans to White House
09/08/10 Labor Board Ruling Upholds Union ‘Bannering’
09/01/10 Some ARRA Categories Near 100% Obligation
09/01/10 Newly Approved Funds Will Go for Border Security
08/25/10 FRA Pushes To Spend High-Speed-Rail Funds
08/25/10 PBGC Says Multi-employer Plans’ Deficit Likely To Rise
08/25/10 Baucus Seeks U.S.-Canada Talks On Lumber Pricing
08/25/10 Penn State Selected To Lead Green-Buildings 'Hub'
08/18/10 Clean Coal Viable, Administration Says
08/18/10 EPA Seeks More Time To Fix ‘Flaw’ In 2009 Regulation
08/11/10 Senate To Revisit Oil-Spill/Energy Bill in Fall
08/11/10 EPA: New Rule Limits Mercury Emmissions From Cement Kilns
08/11/10 Highways: Report Spotlights Formulas
08/11/10 Fourth Woman in Court’s History Confirmed
08/04/10 Construction Industry Gets Ready to Implement Crane Safety Rule
08/04/10 Obama Signs Two-Month FAA Extension
08/04/10 Small-Business Measure Stalls
08/04/10 House Votes for Tougher Offshore Drilling Standards
07/28/10 Critics See Ways To Improve Bridge Program
07/28/10 FTA Pegs Capital Needs: $77.7 Billion
07/28/10 Senate Democrats Propose Scaled-Back Bill
07/28/10 Legislation: Senators Roll Out Freight Transport Bill
07/21/10 Industry Awaits Dodd-Frank Impact on Credit
07/21/10 The White House Reports Gains: ARRA Jobs, Outlays
07/21/10 SAFETEA-LU: DOT Holds Final ‘Town Hall’ for New Bill
07/21/10 Interim Regulation: Contractors Required To Report Execs’ Pay
07/14/10 FY11 Appropriations Move at Snail’s Pace
07/14/10 Streetcar, Bus Projects Share $293 Million
07/14/10 Industry Groups Criticize Possible Lead-Paint Proposal
07/07/10 Senate Committees Move on Oil-Spill Bills
07/07/10 Spending Bill With Post-Earthquake Aid Heads Back to Senate for New Vote
07/07/10 Justice Dept. Challenges Arizona Statute
07/07/10 Senate Vote Is Next for Financial Regulation Bill
06/30/10 Financial Bill May Tighten Construction Credit
06/30/10 High Court Expands Eligibility for Patent Protections
06/30/10 Pension Plans Get Help, ‘Extenders’ Bill Blocked
06/30/10 Haiti: Senate Report Finds Evidence Rebuilding Is ‘Stalled’'
06/23/10 Senate Panel's Report Sees Signs Haiti Rebuilding Is 'Stalled'
06/23/10 Embassy Program Charts New Directions
06/23/10 High Court Deals a Blow To the NLRB
06/23/10 Senate Aims for New Vote on ‘Extenders’ Package
06/23/10 EPA Wants To Revive Polluter Tax
06/16/10 Outlook Still Murky for Energy Bills
06/16/10 Taxes: Industry Groups Seek To Strike ‘S-Corp.’ Proposal From Senate Bill
06/09/10 Oil Spill May Give Senate Energy Bill a Boost
06/09/10 EPA Toughens Standards For SO2 Emissions
06/09/10 EPA Infrastructure Cost Estimate Climbs
06/02/10 House-Passed Tax Bill Has Pluses, Minuses
06/02/10 DOE Proposes Green Regulation For Federal Buildings
06/02/10 DOT Releases First ARRA Funds For High-Speed Lines
06/02/10 Haiti: Senate Clears $2.8 Billion in Aid For Post-Quake Work
05/26/10 White House, Congress React to Oil Spill
05/26/10 Jobs Bill Includes S-Corp. Tax Hike
05/26/10 Obama Orders Fuel-Economy Standards for Big Trucks
05/19/10 Infrastructure Bank Idea Is On Back Burner
05/19/10 EPA Issues Greenhouse-Gas ‘Tailoring’ Rule
05/19/10 Strategy For Chesapeake Bay Has Teeth
05/19/10 Senate Confirms Ayers As Capitol Architect
05/12/10 Stimulus Funding Is Winding Down
05/12/10 House Passes ‘Cash for Caulkers’ Legislation
05/12/10 DOT Seeks To Alter DBE Regulations
05/12/10 Senate Panel Taking Requests For New WRDA Projects
05/05/10 GSA Criticized for Lack of FY11 Court Projects
05/05/10 DOT: New Round Of ‘TIGER’ Grants Set To Start
05/05/10 Airports: Thirteenth FAA Extension Signed Into Law
04/28/10 Senate Climate Bill Stalled But Still Alive
04/28/10 Buy American’s Canada Ready For Longer-Range Talks With U.S.
04/21/10 New Water-Resources Bill Slowly Takes Shape
04/21/10 Democrats Seek Funding Source For High-Speed Lines
04/21/10 Judge to EPA: Step Up Everglades Enforcement
04/21/10 Procurement: White House Mulling Changes to Policy
04/14/10 DOT Gears Up for Next Round of Rail Grants
04/14/10 Agencies’ ‘Green’ Plans Due At White House in June
04/14/10 FHWA Rejects Toll Plan For I-80 in Pennsylvania
04/14/10 Views Split On New Rule For Project-Labor Pacts
04/07/10 Build America Bonds Are Taking Off
04/07/10 New Policy Could Reduce Mountaintop Mining
04/07/10 Haiti: Donors Commit $5.3 Billion to First Reconstruction Phase
04/07/10 Agencies Call for Removing Problem Drywall
03/31/10 Health-Care Overhaul Becomes Law
03/31/10 Obama Appoints Controversial Nominee to NLRB
03/31/10 FAA Gets 12th Short-Term Extension
03/31/10 House Votes to Extend ‘Build America’ Bonds
03/24/10 Transport Programs Extended Through Dec. 31
03/24/10 Senate Passes Two-Year Bill, New Stopgap Likely
03/24/10 Health-Care Debate Isn't Dying Down
03/17/10 State Senate Debates Airport Funding Measure
03/17/10 Fate of Merkley Health-Care Measure Unclear
03/10/10 Water Resources Policy Changes Inch Along
03/10/10 State DOTs Continue To Move Highway Funds Out
03/10/10 Senate Bill Would Cut Emissions Of SO2, NOx, Mercury
03/10/10 OSHA Extends Comment Period For Record-Keeping Rule
03/03/10 Limited Benefits Seen From U.S.-Canada Pact
03/03/10 Acting Capitol Architect Nominated for Full 10-Year Term
02/24/10 EPA: Greenhouse-Gas ‘Endangerment Finding’ Under Fire
02/24/10 Obama Unveils Plan To Kick-Start Health Talks
02/24/10 Jobs: Senate Bill Ends Debate, Moves Closer to Passage
02/17/10 NLRB Nominee On Hold as Senate Fails To Acte
02/17/10 Panel Warns Of More Commercial-Loan Defaults
02/17/10 U.S.-Canada Pact Aims To Ease ‘Buy American’ Flap
01/27/10 Move To Block EPA Greenhouse Rule Nears Senate Vote
01/27/10 High Court Eases Corporate Election-Ad Limits
01/20/10 ARRA Construction Jobs Pegged at 262,000
01/20/10 EPA Steps In To Fight Water Pollution in Florida
01/13/10 Health-Care, Jobs Bills Lead Hill Agenda
01/13/10 Legal: High Court To Hear Labor Case
01/13/10 Health Care: Union Leaders Meet With President Obama
01/07/10 Two Prominent Democrats to Retire
01/06/10 OSHA Gears Up for Ambitious 2010 Agenda
12/30/09 Landmark Health Care Bill Splits Industry
12/24/09 Industry Now Has Bigger Stake In Final Health-Care Compromise
12/16/09 Construction Has Winners, Losers in 2010 Bill
12/16/09 Airports: Congress Approves Three-Month FAA Stopgap
12/16/09 Stimulus: HHS Awards $509 Million For Health Clinics
12/12/09 Clean Air: Bipartisan Plans Arise in Senate
12/09/09 EPA Is Closer To Regulating Carbon Dioxide
12/02/09 Stimulus: DOE Awards $620 Million In Smart-Grid Grants
12/02/09 Clean Air: Obama To Offer 17% Cut In U.S. Emissions
12/02/09 CBO Report May Help Health Bill Gain Support
12/02/09 Estate Tax: House Expected To Pass Legislative Fix
11/25/09 Key Senators Seek Six-Month Transport Bill
11/25/09 Stimulus: GAO Finds Inaccuracies In ARRA Data
11/25/09 Health Care: Senate To Take Up $848- Billion Measure
11/18/09 States' Fiscal Crunch Could Stretch to 2012
11/18/09 EPA: Greenhouse-Gas Reporting Rule Takes Effect on Dec. 30
11/11/09 Prospects Uncertain for Climate Bill in Senate
11/05/09 Senate Panel Approves Climate Change Bill
11/04/09 Stopgap Extends SAFETEA-LU Through Dec.18
11/04/09 Stimulus: Construction Jobs Impact Pegged at 80,000
11/04/09 Legislation: Senate Moves To Broaden ARRA Tax Breaks
11/04/09 Procurement: OMB Outlines Changes To Save $40 Billion
10/28/09 House Democrats Search for New Jobs Bills
10/28/09 NLRB: Nominee Faces Republican Opposition
10/28/09 Border: Lawmakers Nix Additional 600 Miles of Fencing
10/21/09 EPA To Step Up Clean-Water Enforcement
10/21/09 Congress Clears Fiscal 2010 Energy- and Water-Spending Measure
10/14/09 New Jobs-Producing Plans Stir on Capitol Hill
10/14/09 OSHA: Business, Unions Split On Obama's Nomineel
10/14/09 Health Care: Panel In Senate Clears Bill With One GOP Vote
10/07/09 Round Two of ARRA Rail Grants Draws Huge Crowd
10/07/09 Stimulus Work Is Up, But So Is Jobless Rate
09/30/09 Extensions On Tap for Key Construction Bills
09/30/09 Parks: Top Position Goes to 33-Year NPS Veteran
09/30/09 Labor: Views Differ On PLA Proposal
09/30/09 Stimulus: Proposals Pour In to DOT For TIGER Grants
09/23/09 No U.S.-Canadian Deal Yet on 'Buy American'
09/23/09 Competition Fierce for DOT ‘TIGER’ Grants
09/16/09 ARRA Construction Jobs Pegged at 133,000
09/16/09 NIST Insider Is Obama's Choice For Agency's Top Post
09/11/09 Obama to Nominate NIST Insider for Its Top Post
09/09/09 Deadlines Loom for Transport, Spending Bills
09/02/09 Federal Gulf Coast Task Force Is Launched
09/02/09 E-Verify: DHS Rule Deemed Legal
09/02/09 Highways: States Oppose Looming $8.7-Billion Cut
08/26/09 So Far, Mixed Results in FY10 Spending Bills
08/26/09 Immigration: DHS Could Revoke 'No Match' Rule
08/26/09 Buildings: Retrofit Incentives Backed By White House
08/26/09 Rules: Comment Period Extended For PLA Proposal
08/19/09 'Buy America' Worries Persist Despite Waivers
08/19/09 Renewables: Tax Credit for Manufacturing Facilities
08/19/09 Dept. of Labor: New Employer Notices Proposed
08/12/09 Peck Returning as GSA Public-Buildings Chief
08/12/09 Senate Aide Approved for Army's Top Civil-Works Post
08/12/09 Perchlorate Under EPA Scrutiny
08/12/09 Obama Signs $7-Billion Trust-Fund 'Fix'
08/05/09 After 'Fix,' Trust Fund Still Not Out of the Woods
08/05/09 Senate Bill Has $700 Million For Construction
08/05/09 New Commander Picked For Corps' Gulf Division
08/05/09 Uranium Plant Has a Setback
07/29/09 Employee Free Choice Act at a Stalemate
07/29/09 Stimulus: Gains Continue in Road, Transit Projects
07/29/09 More Funding for Green Jobs
07/29/09 OSHA: Ex-DOE Safety Official Picked for Top Job
07/22/09 House Give Small Hike To Corps Construction
07/22/09 Clean Water Trust Fund Generating Buzz
07/22/09 Senate Panel Clears AIP Hike
07/22/09 Senate 'Hold' Stalls EPA Nomination
07/08/09 House Defense Bill Tightens Guam Labor Rules
07/08/09 Big Boost Appears Likely for EPA Water Accounts
07/08/09 Maglev Loses Key Support
07/01/09 Jockeying Continues on Highway Bills
07/01/09 DOE Issues New Lighting-Efficiency Standards
07/01/09 McConnell Concerned About 'Card Check' Bill
07/01/09 EPA Proposes Limits for NO2
06/24/09 Green Light Given for High-Speed-Rail Grants
06/17/09 Spending Bill Has $4.5 Billion For Construction
06/17/09 FERC Chief Mulls Ruling In Siting Case
06/17/09 VA: Senator Seeks GAO Review of Construction Plan
06/17/09 ARRA 'Buy American' Mandate Draws Flak
06/10/09 Senate Panel at Work on Massive Energy Bill
06/10/09 Obama Seeks To Speed Plan's Job Growth
06/10/09 Fiscal Crunch Continues
06/10/09 Test Data on Chinese Drywall Expected in July
06/03/09 DOT Maps Out $1.5-Billion Stimulus Grant Plan
06/03/09 Highways: New Shortfall Projected For Trust Fund
06/03/09 Stimulus: Funds for "Green" Job Training Released
06/03/09 EPA: Senate Confirms McCarthy To Lead Air Office
05/27/09 War Funding Bills Carry DOD Construction Aid
05/27/09 Legal: Obama Picks Sotomayor for Seat on Supreme Court
05/27/09 People: Nominees Confirmed for DOT, BuRec, DOE Slots
05/20/09 Industry Sees Brighter Prospects for Water Bill
05/20/09 Labor: Solis Out-lines Proposed Budget, Staff Hikes
05/13/09 FTA Study Sees $50-Billion Rail Transit Need
05/13/09 Labor: Obama Picks Two Democrats For NLRB Slots
05/06/09 Stimulus Reviews for DOT: So Far, So Good
05/06/09 DOD: House Bill Hikes Funding For Hospital Projects
05/06/09 Congress: June House Vote Seen On Transport Bill
05/06/09 EPA: Nominee Faces a 'Hold' In the Senate
04/29/09 Corps Unveils $4.6-Billion Stimulus Lineup
04/29/09 BRAC: Total Cost 48% Higher Than Initial Estimate
04/29/09 Senate: Specter’s Party Switch Boosts Democrats
04/22/09 EPA Takes Step Toward Regulating Carbon
04/22/09 Stimulus: More Than $3.3 Billion for Smart Grid
04/22/09 NERC: Transmission Grid Must be Updated
04/22/09 E-Verify: Deadline Pushed Back A Third Time
04/15/09 White House Filling Agency Vacancies
04/10/09 Maryland Transportation Chief Picked for Deputy U.S. DOT Post
04/01/09 Employee Free-Choice Bill Stalled but Alive
04/01/09 FAA: Former Pilot's Union Head Tapped For Agency Post
04/01/09 Highways: LaHood Voices Support for Infrastructure Bank
04/01/09 EPA: Choice for Number-Two Post Pulls Out
03/25/09 $410-Billion Bill Signed, Earmarks and All
03/25/09 House Approves $19.4-Billion SRF Authorization
03/25/09 Carbon: Congress Looks at Emissions
03/25/09 BuRec: Agency Chief Nominated
03/18/09 $410-Billion Bill Signed, Earmarks and All
03/18/09 House Approves $19.4-Billion SRF Authorization
03/11/09 Another Extension Is Likely for FAA Programs
03/11/09 Garvey Declines Deputy Secretary Post
03/11/09 Sole-Source Contracts Tightened
03/11/09 Obama Requests Endagered Species Rule Review
03/04/09 Replace Fuel Tax With User Fee, Says Report
03/04/09 Embattled Labor Secretary Nominee Confirmed
02/25/09 Stimulus Law Opens the Door to More Bonding
02/25/09 Series of Clean Air Act Actions Begin To Set New Tone at EPA
02/11/09 New Executive Order Could Expand PLAs
02/04/09 Three Executive Orders Good News for Labor
02/04/09 Iraq Reconstruction: New Report Highlights Missteps
01/28/09 LaHood, Jackson Confirmed to Key Positions
01/14/09 Confirmation Likely for Labor Dept. Nominee
01/14/09 Nominee Chu Seems En Route To Quick Confirmation
01/14/09 High Court Hears Arguments In Mining-Waste Case
01/14/09 Iraq Oil-Sector Audit Warns Gains at Risk
01/07/09 Industry Pines for Details of Stimulus Plan
01/07/09 Business Groups Object To ‘E-Verify’ Change
01/07/09 Rapanos Strikes Deal With EPA, Justice Dept.
01/07/09 Acting Chief Named for Public Buildings Service
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