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Your Congress in Action: February 10, 2025
When describing current events, it’s common to look to historical parallels, identifying earlier periods of time that echo today’s environment in order to draw useful lessons from the past. But that’s difficult these days. The Trump administration’s early flurry of...
2025 ACRA Board Election: Call for Nominations
It’s Your Time to Serve: Call for Nominations to the ACRA Board of Directors Are you interested in being a leader in your industry? Now is the time to step up - ACRA is seeking dedicated members who are interested in serving on the Board of Directors. Positions that...
ACHP Webinar Invitation: Preserving Historic Black Business Districts
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation invites all students and others interested in historic preservation to join a free webinar on Tuesday, February 25 at 2 p.m. ET, "Preserving Historic Black Business Districts,” part of the ACHP’s Preserve the Past, Build...
ACRA Webinar Series: Effective Mentoring Programs
UPDATE: Due to an unexpected change in the presenter's schedule, the Designing a Mentoring Community/Program for Your Firm session will now be held on March 6 (original date was February 27). If you have registered and can no longer attend on the updated date, please...
Memo on Freezing Federal Assistance: The Latest
UPDATE, 1/29/25 1:30pm. OMB has announced it is rescinding its memorandum freezing grants and other federal assistance. Please note that Executive Orders released last week that paused funding for federal programs related to DEI, climate, foreign aid and other policy...
Your Congress in Action: January 27, 2025
Donald Trump promised to shake up Washington if elected president. One week into his term, he can take credit for keeping that promise: the nation’s capital is clearly shaken up. Following a swearing-in ceremony moved indoors due to frigid cold and the obligatory...
A Note from ACRA President Cinder Miller on Recent Federal Actions
This post is authored by ACRA President Cinder Miller. The last few days have felt like a whirlwind, as the new President issues executive orders and proclamations at a furious pace. I know many of you are wondering how these actions will impact CRM – believe me, so...
Recent Executive Orders: ACRA Analysis
Within hours of being sworn in, President Trump unveiled a slew of executive orders designed to put his stamp on the federal government. While such orders do not carry the weight of law and can be evoked by future presidents, some may impact the CRM industry. ACRA is...
2025 Conference Call for Sessions OPEN
The ACRA Conference Committee is soliciting proposals for sessions to be held during the annual meeting. This year’s conference theme — Policy and Protecting Cultural Resources — is intended to explore how policy intersects with the protection of cultural resources....
Resources for Developing AI Policy
Thank you to the members that attended yesterday's Hot Topic on artificial intelligence and company policies! It was a great discussion that touched on both development of policies and how to incorporate ethics. In the session, moderator Mason Miller shared some...