AGC Federal Contractors Ascend upon Washington 

On June 10, hundreds of members participated in AGC’s annual Federal Contractors Conference in Washington D.C. where contractors met with major federal agencies and members of Congress to discuss issues within the federal construction space. Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), General Services Administration (GSA), Small Business Administration (SBA), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRSC) participated, with several agencies making significant announcements about their respective programs.

Among the many highlights, NAVFAC’s new commander Rear Admiral John Korka discussed his vision for the agency’s future and ways to build upon their partnership with AGC and the construction industry. USACE Chief of Engineers and Commanding Lt. General Todd Semonite, spoke about the partnering initiatives AGC and USACE have begun, based on AGC’s recommendations, and was followed by a joint AGC-USACE roundtable discussion of these initiatives. Dan Mathews, Commissioner of GSA’s Public Buildings Service, gave updates on the courthouse construction program and on the Public Buildings Reform Board that will make recommendations of at least $8 billion worth of underutilized and vacant federal properties. AGC CEO Steve Sandherr also led a Q&A session with Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon to discuss the legislative outlook of the construction industry.

Presentations and other information from the conference were made available this week to the attendees of the conference. If you’d like to see photos from the event, click here.

For more information, please contact Jordan Howard at jordan.howard@agc.org or (703) 837-5368.