ASAToday for June 26th, 2025

ASA Supports Bonding in USDA’s Broadband ReConnect Program Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Secretary, Tom Vilsack, announced an additional $1 billion in funding for the expansion of access to high-speed internet, health care and educational services for millions of rural Americans nationwide. This is an addition to the proposed funding in President Biden’s…

Tax Provisions in Build Back Better Act On November 19th, the House passed the Build Back Better Act (the “BBB”) (HR. 5376) and in the tax area, many of the provisions which could have been very detrimental to small businesses and their owners were removed from the final House passed version of the BBB. More…

Federal Contractor Vaccine Halted! The mandate for federal contractors’ employees to be vaccinated will be halted nationwide. The mandate, which would be effective January 4, 2022, applies to companies that do business with the federal government. On Tuesday, a federal judge in Georgia blocked the mandate and this latest order follows a Kentucky federal judge’s grant…