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Fall Lobby Days 2023
February 1st, 2024
GMA’s Fall 2023 Lobby Days coincided with the end (November 17) of the first 2023 continuing resolution (CR) that was passed in September ’23 to prevent a shutdown of the U.S. federal government. We were anticipating an exciting week in Washington, D.C., but as we gathered for our preparation meeting the evening before our day […]
Interpreting and monitoring the final Buy America guidelines
October 1st, 2023
As I sat down to write this article, the final rule for the Guidance for Grants and Agreements from the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) had been posted on the Federal Register (FR) with a 60-day notice to take effect October 23, 2023. (whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/REV_2-CFR-Guidance-Pre-publication-version-8.13.pdf) The Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) has been constantly monitoring […]
’23 summer highlights
August 1st, 2023
It’s been another busy summer for the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) and that activity will continue into the fall. We kicked off the summer in early May with our second Geosynthetic Infrastructure Morning at the Outlook Conference held at the Westin Poinsett in downtown Greenville, S.C. Two years into the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment […]
U.S. DOT announces Build America Bureau
July 21st, 2016
Goal: More efficiency for U.S. infrastructure projects U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced July 20 that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has established the Build America Bureau (Bureau), with the objective to better drive transportation infrastructure projects in the U.S. by streamlining credit and grant opportunities, providing technical assistance and encouraging best practices in […]