ASAToday for July 3rd, 2025

ASA Podcast with the Surety & Fidelity Association of America ASA led a podcast with Dalton DeFendis, Director of Federal Affairs with The Surety & Fidelity Association of America, to discuss the importance of H.R. 1641, “The Promoting Infrastructure by Protecting Our Subcontractors and Taxpayers Act,” which ensures P3 projects using Transportation Infrastructure Finance Innovation…

Biden Administration Rescinds IRAPs On Friday, July 23, 2021, the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs sent the U.S. Labor Department’s proposed rule to cancel industry-recognized apprenticeship programs (IRAPs). Review by the White House’s regulatory office is traditionally the final step before rules are cleared for public release.   President Biden ordered the department…

Masks on the Hill On Wednesday, Brian Monahan, the capitol’s attending physician, sent a memo to House staff announcing “for all House Office Buildings, the Hall of the House, and House Committee Meetings, wearing of a well-fitted, medical grade, filtration face mask is required when an individual is in an interior space and other individuals…