by amanda@acra-crm.org | Oct 3, 2025 | ACRAsphere
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued an interim final rule (IFR) today that ends the use of race- and sex-based presumptions of disadvantage for establishing eligibility under the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concessions DBE...
by amanda@acra-crm.org | Sep 30, 2025 | ACRAsphere
The Trump administration has released its changes to federal procurement regulations, mostly keeping in place the so-called “Rule of Two” that enables small businesses to win contracts. The changes follow President Trump’s April Executive Order “Restoring Common Sense...
by amanda@acra-crm.org | Sep 29, 2025 | ACRAsphere
With government funding set to expire at the end of the day Tuesday, there is a good possibility that federal agencies will need to cease operations if Congress and the White House fail to pass a spending bill to keep them open. Once a rare occurrence, government...
by amanda@acra-crm.org | Sep 26, 2025 | ACRAsphere
If you missed yesterday’s webinar on lasers and photogrammetry, it is now available on demand! Photogrammetry and laser scanning have been present in CRM for decades and are leveraged more each year. However, many CRM professionals view photogrammetry and laser...
by amanda@acra-crm.org | Sep 22, 2025 | ACRAsphere
Even as Congress tries to work through must-pass budget bills and other important topics, the world keeps interfering. A case in point: last Thursday, a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing on ways to help the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
by amanda@acra-crm.org | Sep 11, 2025 | ACRAsphere
Photogrammetry and laser scanning have been present in cultural resource management for decades and are leveraged more each year. However, many CRM professionals view photogrammetry and laser scanning as primarily mitigation and just “fancy add-ons.” These...