Tag: Federal
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Trump order targets PLAs on federal jobs
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A new executive order from President Donald Trump puts a metaphorical red X across numerous policies from the Biden administration, including promoting the use of project labor agreements. However, the exact outcome is unclear. Perhaps most…
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Some federal funds are still frozen. Here’s what builders can do
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Uncertainty continues to plague infrastructure and climate projects as federal agencies defy court orders telling them to disburse funding. Federal contractors are navigating the fallout — including paused and terminated work — as Trump’s directive to halt…
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California high-speed rail project faces $6.5B shortfall, possible federal investigation
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The California High-Speed Rail Authority faces a $6.5 billion funding gap to complete the initial 171-mile segment between Bakersfield and Merced, California, the state’s Office of the Inspector General said in a Feb. 3 report.…
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Judge rules against federal PLA mandate
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A U.S. Federal Claims judge has ruled in favor of a group of construction companies that filed protests against the implementation of former President Joe Biden’s December 2023 executive order that mandated project labor agreements…
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Trump orders GSA to advance ‘beautiful’ federal buildings
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. On his first day, President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders to immediately carry out his agenda. Many — such as ending birthright citizenship — were greeted with mixed reactions, including pushback and legal challenges,…
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Nearly $9B in federal transportation funds and loans authorized since Jan. 1
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. In the waning weeks of the Biden administration, federal agencies authorized nearly $9 billion in grants and loans for transportation and infrastructure projects. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau loaned $1.89 billion to the Port…
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FHWA Tightens “Buy American” Rules for Federal Infrastructure Projects
Although it didn’t come as a surprise to many industry experts, as of Jan. 15, 2025, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) waiver program which had long-allowed certain American-based manufacturing requirements to be ignored, came to an end. It likely comes as one of the final policy acts by the Biden Administration on infrastructure, which passed…