ASAToday for July 17th, 2025

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Bans the Use of Reverse Auctions in Construction Services On Thursday, September 5th, the Department of Defense (DOD), the General Services Administration (GSA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced their proposal to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the Construction Consensus Improvement…

Congress Remains in Recess Until September 9th! Once Congress returns on September 9th, it will have a three-week sprint to face key legislative deadlines before departing again for campaign season, but political pressure and considerations could complicate the path to addressing those must-pass items. The election could make the chances of a government shutdown less…

ASA Urges Speaker Johnson to Delay the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for One Year! ASA, along with 200 plus organizations, sent a letter to Speaker Johnson urging him to hold a vote on Rep. Nunn (R-IA)’s bipartisan legislation (H.R. 9278), which would delay the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)’s year-end filing deadline by one year. Rep….

OSHA’s Proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard Continues to Move Forward OSHA’s proposed heat injury and illness prevention standard is now open and it will have a 120-day comment period, the deadline to submit feedback will be Monday, December 30th. Per an OSHA staffer, there will also be a “robust public hearing, with a…