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On Nov. 17, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Adam Telle and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin signed a proposed rule aiming to streamline the federal permitting process under the Clean Water Act by clarifying the definition of “waters of the United States.”

On Oct. 30, ABC submitted post-hearing comments to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration in response to OSHA’s informal public hearing on its Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings proposed rule. On June 18, ABC participated in the informal public hearing and was asked a series of questions by OSHA, which ABC’s comments address.

On Sept. 30, the U.S. Department of Transportation released an interim final rule to revise its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program.

On Sept. 9, the U.S. Department of Defense issued a final rule implementing its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Program into the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation, requiring federal contractors and subcontractors competing for DOD contracts to demonstrate continued compliance with a range of cybersecurity measures in order to maintain eligibility for performing and winning new federal awards.

On Sept. 2, ABC submitted comments in support of the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed rule to end discrimination and streamline rules for registered apprenticeships, Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in Registered Apprenticeship Programs.

On July 14, the U.S. Department of Labor updated its guidance on penalty and debt collection procedures, outlined in the Penalties and Debt Collection section of OSHA’s Field Operations Manual, to help minimize the burden on small businesses and increase prompt hazard abatement. The new policy expands penalty reductions for small employers, making it easier for small businesses to invest resources in compliance and hazard abatement.

On July 27, the U.S. Department of Labor announced programs from six agencies designed to help the regulated community voluntarily assess and improve compliance with federal labor laws. The programs are aimed at strengthening worker protections while reducing the risk of investigations or penalties.

On July 1, U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer announced deregulatory efforts aimed at reversing costly and burdensome rules and spurring job creation and economic opportunity for American workers and businesses.

Joe Xavier, ABC senior director of health and safety, testified on Wednesday, June 18 before the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration in a public hearing on OSHA's Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Proposed Rule.

On June 12, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget issued new guidance to federal agencies regarding implementation of project labor agreement mandates.