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On Sept. 8, the U.S. Department of Labor announced policy efforts across 10 department agencies to support American workers and job creators.

ABC Top Performers HITT Contracting and M.C. Dean Building Intelligence, along with ABC National, have teamed up to help lead the Coalition for Smart Construction at Virginia Tech as members of the coalition Executive Committee.

Comments on SBA’s Small Business Size Standards proposed rule are due Sept. 21. As ABC develops its position on the proposal, we welcome member feedback on how the rule could affect their businesses and operations.

On Sept. 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army announced a supplemental proposed rule seeking public input on additional regulatory alternatives for defining “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act.

On Sept. 2, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the publication of two new recordkeeping training resources.

ABC congratulates four members for earning the Accredited Quality Contractor credential this month.

On Sept. 1, ABC submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission in response to its request for comment regarding the Importation and Marketing of Certain Foreign-Produced Military-Grade UAS and UAS Critical Components for Non-U.S. Government, Including Those With Swarming Capabilities.

On Aug. 24, ABC submitted comments in support of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s July 21 proposed rule to rescind and remove the requirements for the filing of the EEO-1 reports, and the recordkeeping and record preservation requirements related to this report.

With only 69 days until Election Day on Nov. 3, primary season is nearly at a close and the general election landscape is beginning to take shape.

On Aug. 14, ABC responded to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Request for Information on its Reforming Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and Reducing Compliance Burden for the DIB memo. ABC urged the DOD to streamline and clarify requirements under the CMMC program while maintaining strong cybersecurity protections.