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ONE WEEK LEFT: 3D Data Survey
There is one week left to take the survey on use of 3D data in CRM! This survey aims to gather insights into how 3D data are currently being generated, applied, reused, and preserved by professionals and firms affiliated with ACRA. Your feedback will help us better...
2026 CRM Expo Company Registration OPEN
The registration for organizations wishing to participate in the 2026 CRM Expo is now open! The Expo will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. as part of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The fee for a...
Your Congress in Action: November 17, 2025
After 43 days, the government is back open . . . for now. President Trump signed a continuing resolution (CR) into law Wednesday night that ended the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history. This came after Senate Republicans broke a Democratic blockade...
Letter to Capitol Hill on Historic Preservation Fund
More than 300 companies, organizations, Tribes and agencies across the preservation community signed a letter to Congress urging it to reauthorize the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF). The HPF is the federal government’s primary vehicle for supporting preservation...
Hot Topic Discussion 11/12: Current Contracting Landscape
Join us on Wednesday, November 12 for the next session of our Hot Topics series, which give CRM practitioners the opportunity to participate in discussions and problem-solving for pressing issues facing the industry. The topic of this session will be a look at the...
ACRA Comments on USDOT DBE Changes
ACRA has called on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to continue ensuring that small, disadvantaged CRM firms and other businesses can compete for and win contracts through consistent and clear rules. The comments come in response to DOT’s interim final rule...
Your Congress in Action: November 3, 2025
Even as the partial government shutdown persists into its sixth week with no sign of a resolution, Capitol Hill lawmakers are keeping their eyes on other topics. To wit: the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing last Wednesday about Section 106...
Feedback Needed: 3D Data Survey
ACRA has partnered with the tDAR–Center for Digital Antiquity for an online survey on the use of 3D data in Cultural Resource Management — and we hope you wll take a few minutes of your time to participate! This survey aims to gather insights into how 3D data are...
ACRA Testimony to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
ACRA has submitted written testimony to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in advance of its hearing today on Section 106 of NHPA. In the testimony, ACRA calls Section 106 “an American success story, balancing the commitment to build the infrastructure...
Take Action NOW: Senate Hearing on Section 106
This week, Senators on the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will take part in a key committee hearing on the Section 106 consultation process. It is vital that our members in the states represented on the Committee share with them the importance and...