ACHP Summer Business Meeting Recap

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation voted today to establish a timeline for considering revisions to the 800 regulations that underpin Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). ACHP Vice Chair Travis Voyles had announced in February that...

2026 Board Elections Start Tomorrow

The voting period for the 2026 ACRA Board elections opens tomorrow! The candidates in this year's slate are vying for 7 open positions, including: Vice-President - Government Relations Vice-President - Membership Vice-President - Diversity Medium Firm Representative 3...

Your Congress in Action: June 1, 2026

Your Congress in Action: June 1, 2026

Infrastructure Week is back. Sort of. Folks may recall that, during the first Trump administration, infrastructure week became a running gag among the political class due to the fact that every time the White House promised to focus on the issue, those plans were...

Your Congress in Action: May 18, 2026

Your Congress in Action: May 18, 2026

"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." King Henry IV (Henry IV, Part II, W. Shakespeare, c. 1599) Also Nick Fury (Spider-Man: Far From Home, S. Lee et al, 2019) As Washington’s congressional leaders are learning this spring, being in charge means lots of stress...

Executive Order on Federal Contracting

Arguing that the federal procurement process has long "tolerated unpredictable costs, bloated overhead, and weak performance incentives," President Trump issued an Executive Order late last month making fixed-price or performance-based contracting the default for...

ONE DAY LEFT: ACRA Financial Survey

We want to sincerely thank those of you that already participated in ACRA’s Financial Survey, last conducted over a decade ago. If you haven’t done so yet – your participation is vital, and there is one day left to submit your response! The survey is anonymous and...