ASAToday for July 17th, 2025

ASA Supported Procurement Priorities in the FY23 National Defense Act As Congress continues to draft the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), ASA supports the following procurement priorities to be included in it: ensuring that small business construction contractors receive timely payment for change orders; reauthorizing the wastewater assistance funding for the planning, design, and…

ASA Monitors OSHA’s Proposed Rules ASA, along with the Construction Industry Safety Coalition (CISC), are monitoring the following proposed OSHA rules: OSHA Blood Lead Level Rulemaking – On June 28, OSHA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public input on its standards for occupational exposure to lead for general industry and construction….

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ASA Supports the FAR’s Exemption of Periodic Inflation Adjustments to the Miller Act On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, ASA submitted supportive comments regarding the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)’s exemption of periodic inflation adjustments to the Miller Act.  Per our comments, “the federal government long has recognized the importance of surety bonding requirements on federal construction…