As NASBP celebrates its 75th Anniversary, its Government Relations team remains focused on effecting positive change for the NASBP membership. Adapting to a changing political environment has always required a strategic government relations agenda—and NASBP continues to rise to the call. ...
Coalition letter requesting that the Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy modify Acceptability of Individual Sureties of the FAR to require that the assets pledged by an individual surety are real and readily available by requiring that such pledged assets meet the standards currently...
Individual Sureties FAR change.pdf
Learn how to avoid becoming a victim of bond fraud. This is Part 2 of NASBP General Counsel Martha L. Perkins' article. Part 2 was published in the Winter 2015 newsletter of the Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section on pages 9...
Prt2_indsuretiesABAF&SLwCom.pdf
Learn how to avoid becoming a victim of bond fraud. This is Part 1 of NASBP General Counsel Martha L. Perkins' article. All construction industry stakeholders can and should combat surety fraud by taking steps to verify the legitimacy of the surety and to ensure that the surety authorized the...
Prt1_indsuretiesABAF&SLwCom.pdf
Joint NASBP and SFAA written statement that describes the associations' support of three bills introduced in the 112th and 113th Congresses, H.R. 3534 and H.R. 776, and H.R. 838. H.R. 838 was introduced in the 114th Congress on February 10, 2015, by Representative Richard Hanna, and...
NASBP SFAA Statement to House.pdf
This Agenda describes important government relations activities and initiatives, grouping them in three categories: (1) top priorities, (2) emerging issues, and (3) “watch list” issues. #Legislation #Federal #State #Advocacy
2014 NASBP GR Agenda FINAL.pdf
NASBP/SFAA responds to a Brief published by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) calling for the Reduction or Elimination of Performance Bonds for state IT Service Contracts. December 19, 2012 #Advocacy #Legislation #IssueBriefs
Response to NASCIO Paper by NASBP-SFAA.pdf
This Agenda describes important government relations activities and initiatives, grouping them in three categories: (1) top priorities, (2) emerging issues, and (3) “watch list” issues. #State #Advocacy #Grassroots #Federal
2013 NASBP GR Agenda.pdf
General principles for regulations for the DC Green Building Act that NASBP and SFAA presented to DC officials upon the request of the DC Department of the Environment #Grassroots #SmartBrief #State #GreenBuilding #IssueBriefs #Legislation #Advocacy
general principles dc green.pdf
Comments from NASBP to the Ohio Department of Administrative Services regarding the draft Construction Reform Surety Bond Rules present in a recently passed bill, OH HB 153. #Legislation #CommentLetters #FocalPoint #State #Advocacy #FocalPoint #Advocacy #SmartBrief
DAS Draft Surety Bond Rules.pdf