On Jan. 29, 2025, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy approved a proposed rule to rescind the Federal Highway Administration’s Greenhouse Gas Performance Measure final rule.

On Feb. 10, President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to the United States, without exceptions for allies such as Canada, Mexico, Japan and South Korea. The tariffs, set to take effect on March 12, are the latest in a slew of tariff threats and impositions from Trump in the first weeks of his second term. Trump so far has imposed 10% tariffs on all Chinese goods, and threatened 25% tariffs on Canada, Mexico and Colombia, before reaching deals with their governments.

On Jan. 20, 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.

On Jan. 20, President Trump issued a flurry of executive orders related to immigration action items. ABC recommends every contractor take all precautions in the hiring process to verify each potential employee is eligible to work legally in the United States, including using the E-Verify system.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently canceled its solicitation for the construction of a $500 million to $1 billion federal currency printing plant in Beltsville, Maryland, on behalf of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

On Feb. 3, a federal judge struck down ABC-opposed revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act regulations governing federal environmental reviews that were issued in May 2024.

Learn About President Trump’s Executive Orders on DEI and Immigration Since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president on Jan. 20, he has issued a sweeping set of executive orders that take aim at immigration and diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies.

On Jan. 27, President Donald Trump removed National Labor Relations Board Member Gwynne A. Wilcox, making history as the first president to dismiss a Board member before the end of their five-year term. In a statement, Wilcox said “I will be pursuing all legal avenues to challenge my removal, which violates long-standing Supreme Court precedent,” If upheld in court, this decision leaves the Board with only two members, Marvin Kaplan and David Prouty, after the U.S. Senate rejected former NLRB Chair Lauren McFerran’s nomination to serve another term on the Board.

Post your 2024 Occupational Safety and Health Administration 300A form by Feb. 1, 2025, and keep it posted through April 30, 2025.

The National Institute of Building Sciences Collaboration Academy has launched its 2025 Federal Projects Collaboration Study, which seeks to provide insights for federal agencies and ABC contractors to improve the federal contracting experience. Study researchers are seeking to interview federal and nonfederal general contractors and subcontractors.