Legal and Regulatory

On Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president and quickly issued a sweeping set of executive orders aimed at reversing Biden administration policies related to diversity, immigration, national security and climate. The orders require enactment throug...

Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing industries like construction by automating repetitive tasks and providing initial insights. Despite ongoing advancements in AI, however, the human element remains crucial in managing construction claims and disputes, as experienced advoc...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20—Associated Builders and Contractors Vice President of Regulatory, Labor and State Affairs Ben Brubeck commended the Council on Environmental Quality’s interim final rule repealing all National Environmental Policy Act regulations previously issued by CEQ. “Th...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19—Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated a Feb. 12 policy shift by the U.S. General Services Administration that will restore merit-based competition for infrastructure contracts to build land port of entry projects procured by the GSA. “The GSA’s new p...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11—Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated a Feb. 7 decision by the U.S. Department of Defense, released to the public on Feb. 11, that will restore merit-based competition for taxpayer-funded construction projects procured by military agencies. “The DoD’...

As the construction industry rounds the halfway mark of the decade, the rearview looks a bit blurry. In just five short years, a global pandemic upended the way the world works, a supply-chain crisis sent material costs soaring and social justice protests forced leaders to reexam...

The potential for cheap or inferior construction equipment and materials from China to end up in the United States is a multi-pronged, wide-ranging and complex problem—and it comes with a host of potentially detrimental effects. The issue pertains to trade rules, behaviors that ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20—Associated Builders and Contractors celebrated a decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that rules in favor of ABC members that filed bid protests challenging former President Joe Biden’s controversial policy requiring anti-competitive, inflationary, u...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11—Associated Builders and Contractors today issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Senate for voting down the confirmation of Lauren McFerran to a third term as chair of the National Labor Relations Board, 49-50. “McFerran’s tenure has been the subj...

The highest-profile performers need extra security to do their jobs—and so do the buildings in which they perform. Those extra security measures are often taken before the venue is even built and carried out long after the artist has left the building. When security and construct...