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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the reversal of a controversial Biden administration policy mandating project labor agreements on solicitations for construction contracts of $35 million or more. The policy change is expected to restore merit-based competition for taxpayer-funded contracts to build VA hospitals, outpatient facilities, office buildings, national cemeteries and other construction projects.

On Feb. 16, the Council on Environmental Quality sent an interim final rule, “Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations,” to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget for final review. The review at OIRA is usually the final step in the process before a rule is officially published in the Federal Register.

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 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.

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.

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

On Jan. 13, 2025, the California Air Resources Board officially withdrew a request to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for authorization of new regulations on locomotive emissions.

On Jan. 23, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed a district court’s nationwide injunction against the Corporate Transparency Act’s Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirements, following the U.S. Department of Justice’s request. The nationwide injunction had blocked enforcement of the CTA’s BOI reporting requirements. However, according to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s website, a separate national injunction issued earlier this month by a different federal judge still remains in place, and thus reporting companies are not currently required to file BOI with the FinCen despite the Supreme Court’s action.