8 Major Cybersecurity Requirements Contractors Need to Bid for Government Contracts

Contractors need to ensure high cybersecurity standard to net today's government contracts.

Lars Zetterstrom, PE, is New President of SAME Houston/Galveston Post

Lars Zetterstrom, PE, has been sworn in as the new President of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Houston/Galveston Post. A professional engineering organization, SAME promotes the advancement of technical knowledge and fosters collaboration between government and industry on infrastructure solutions. A member of SAME for more than 20 years, Zetterstrom is Vice President […] The post <strong>Lars Zetterstrom, PE, is New President of SAME Houston/Galveston Post</strong> appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

Kenya invests $3bn in irrigation to stave off famine

Kenya’s government plans to invest more than $3bn in irrigation works over the next four years in an effort to deal with the region’s calamitous drought, news site Afrik21 reports. … The post Kenya invests $3bn in irrigation to stave off famine appeared first on Global Construction Review.

MPs launch inquiry into government planning U-turn

Levelling Up committee to look at consultation on policy which followed Gove’s backroom housing targets deal

Retentions: firms could be forced to publish time taken to release cash 

Companies could have to report on the proportion of money they withhold in retentions under new proposals designed to drive down payment waiting times.  Under the plans, any medium-to-large company would need to submit information on their firm’s retention-payment terms if they are subject to… The post Retentions: firms could be forced to publish time taken to release cash  appeared first on Construction News.

Cheating or Competing? Price-fixing

Short descriptor video on what price-fixing is, why it's wrong and what you can do to stop it.

Final Report to Government by the Procurement / Lean Client Task Group - Published by UK Government Construction Group

The Group has focussed on four key areas: new procurement models, the „Intelligent Client‟, the effectiveness of frameworks and cross-government collaboration in procurement.

HM Gov - British Energy Security Strategy, 06042022

The UK Government has now issued its latest Energy (Supply) Strategy which aims to boost UK energy independence and tackle rising prices. Up to 95% of the UK's electricity could come from low-carbon sources by 2030 Concern has been raised that the Strategy: - does not include new policies on insulating buildings; - that it proposes to seek more oil & gas in the North Sea; and - is it right to expand our Nuclear provision However, the investment with renewables is being welcomed

New Civil Engineer - Future of Rail - Does the 'Williams-Shapps review' signal a brave new world for rail, 24062021

A rail review was originally commissioned in 2018 after the failure of the East Coast franchise, as well as serious disruption caused by timetable changes in May 2018. Williams-Shapps review caused ripples in the rail industry earlier in 2021: It revealed that a new company – Great British Railways (GBR) – will combine responsibility for rail infrastructure and train operations for the first time since rail privatisation in the 1990s

What HS2 could have learnt from HS1 - New Civil Engineer

Lessons learnt and approaches taken for HS1

How has Brexit impacted the Construction industry financially?

Should the law lords be issuing Government backed guidance around where Force Majeure can be applied to Covid-19 claims?