ASAToday for July 3rd, 2025

This Week in Congress Congress voted on a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through December 16, 2022 to avoid a government shutdown. The CR includes funding for Ukraine, natural disaster assistance, pipeline permit provisions, five-year reauthorization of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s user fee programs, Afghan refugee settlement, and low-income home…

Small Business Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act Last Friday, September 23, 2022, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council released their final rule regarding the Small Business-Know-Before-You-Bid Construction Transparency Act, which ASA, along with the Construction Industry Procurement Coalition (CIPC), supported during the 116th Congress (2019-2021).  This regulation applies to any federal solicitation for small business construction…