Trump orders federal procurement overhaul

The effort is set to bring about the biggest change to how the government buys products and services since the 1990s.

By Julie Strupp • April 22, 2025

Your contract can mitigate tariff impacts, if you know where to look

Two construction lawyers detail how cost-plus, guaranteed maximum price and lump sum agreements work in light of higher import duties.

By Mason Hester and Austin Moorman • April 21, 2025

Trump orders permitting agencies to embrace tech

The president’s April 15 memo directs relevant federal agencies to submit a technology implementation plan within 45 days.

By Matthew Thibault • April 21, 2025

Trump administration ordered to resume IIJA, IRA funding

A federal judge’s decision, which stated agencies lacked authority to pause funding, follows the president’s executive order to freeze the money on his first day in office. 

By Kate Magill • April 17, 2025

Duffy defends DOT grants pause, pledges not to hold up projects

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also spoke about the importance of permit reform in a recent hearing and promised to take a “nonpartisan view” of infrastructure funding.

By Julie Strupp • April 8, 2025

Hacker linked to Oracle Cloud intrusion threatens to sell stolen data

Security researchers from Trustwave SpiderLabs provided additional evidence backing up claims of a breach.

By David Jones • April 2, 2025

Flatiron/AECOM JV ordered to pay AECOM subsidiary $14.2M

The ruling follows a multiyear battle between the contractors’ joint venture and AECOM Technical Services, which a judge characterized as bordering “on the absurd.”

By Julie Strupp • April 1, 2025

Turner-Kokosing JV files suit over $1B battery project

The complaint claims that Ascend Materials stiffed the joint venture for $138 million on tasks completed at the company’s Kentucky manufacturing facility.

By Matthew Thibault • April 1, 2025

Proposed New York law would expand prevailing wage requirements

Under the legislation, private projects receiving at least 20% in public funding would fall under set pay standards.

By Sebastian Obando • March 31, 2025

New Mexico advances heat safety rule

If passed, the state would be the sixth to implement its own heat-related guidance, after a federal standard appears to have lost steam.

By Zachary Phillips • March 31, 2025

11 predictions for public contractors under Trump 2.0

In this volatile environment, adapting quickly and understanding what is important to officials will be critical to government contracting success, writes consultant Mary Scott Nabers.

By Mary Scott Nabers • March 25, 2025

What GCs should know about flow-down clauses

These standard parts of construction contracts can often be overlooked, but disregarding them can open contractors up to more risk.

By Jen A. Miller • March 25, 2025

Trump order targets PLAs on federal jobs

The number of project labor agreements used on federally funded projects will likely decrease, though they won’t completely disappear, legal experts say.

By Zachary Phillips • March 24, 2025

EPA announces review of WOTUS rule

Industry associations applauded the agency’s move to reduce permitting costs with its new definition.

By Mary Salmonsen • March 19, 2025

Up to $51B in transportation grant awards at risk, advocacy group says

Transportation for America analyzed a leaked DOT policy memo that targets road safety, bicycle and electric vehicle infrastructure projects.

By Dan Zukowski • March 18, 2025

DOT removes equity, environmental factors from IIJA funding decisions

The move rolls back a Biden-era policy that included these considerations in decision-making criteria for infrastructure projects.

By Julie Strupp • March 11, 2025

Builders, owners remain bullish on sustainability despite Trump changes

While the White House has targeted funds connected to clean energy and sustainability projects, contractors have been following another set of orders: those of their customers.

By Matthew Thibault • March 5, 2025

Trump’s new tariffs add pressure to construction pipeline

Higher fees on materials from Canada, Mexico and China will further squeeze project budgets and likely lead to delays and cancellations.

By Sebastian Obando • March 4, 2025

Builders testify in Congress on permitting issues

The AGC and other groups asked a Senate committee to take steps to streamline the environmental review process.

By Mary Salmonsen • Feb. 26, 2025

Some federal funds are still frozen. Here’s what builders can do.

Contractors that face stop-work orders from the Trump administration’s funding freeze should take action to protect themselves, legal experts say.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 25, 2025

Tariff worries force firms to rethink contracts

Builders are facing trade war-induced price escalation, but they can take key steps to help mitigate that risk.

By Sebastian Obando • Feb. 25, 2025

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro sues Trump administration, citing frozen IRA funding

The state’s agencies have limited access to over $3.1 billion in funding for activities including distributed solar deployment, well plugging and weatherization, according to the lawsuit.

By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 18, 2025

What to know about Trump’s approach to BABA

The president is expected to support Biden’s Build America, Buy America and other federal procurement policies that encourage domestic manufacturing.

By Julie Strupp • Feb. 18, 2025

DOD halts PLAs on construction projects

The AGC lauded the Defense Department’s move to stop the use of project labor agreements and said it anticipates other agencies will follow suit.

By Zachary Phillips • Feb. 12, 2025

Former asphalt paving exec pleads guilty to antitrust violations

Timothy Baugher, the former president of Pontiac, Michigan-based Asphalt Specialists, is facing 10 years in prison and a $1 million fine, according to the Department of Justice.

By Matthew Thibault • Feb. 11, 2025