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Tom Ichniowski

Tom Ichniowski

Tom Ichniowski has been writing about the federal government as ENR’s Washington Bureau Chief since the George H.W. Bush administration, and he has covered at least five major highway bills. A recognized expert on government policy on infrastructure and regulation, Tom is also a Baltimore native and Orioles fan who grew up rooting for Brooks and Frank Robinson. He is a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia’s graduate school of journalism, where he once used “unrelentless” in a headline.

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Federal Buildings

GSA Launches Low-Carbon Building Materials Pilot Program

Tom Ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
May 16, 2023
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The program focuses on 11 buildings projects, and is intended to reduce emissions associated with federal construction and promote wider adoption of environmental product declarations for building materials.


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Government Funding

At 18 Months, White House Touts Infrastructure Measure Rollout

Tom Ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
May 12, 2023
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Inflation pressures continue to be an issue for projects funded under the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.


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Project Review

White House Calls on Congress to Pass Permit Reform Bill

Tom Ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
May 10, 2023
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Biden administration outlines provisions it wants to see in an eventual permitting reform bill.


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Infrastructure

Corps Lays Out Multi-Pronged Plan to Cope With Rising Project Costs

Shortage of skilled labor is felt on agency's projects
Tom Ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
May 5, 2023
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A shortage of skilled labor and material price escalation are felt in the agency's $92-billion program that includes civil works and military construction, and is "the largest we’ve ever seen,” a top official told a Senate committee.


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Construction Workforce

Construction Employment Rebounds, With April Gain of 15,000

Tom Ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
May 5, 2023
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After a decline in March, the construction industry added 15,000 positions in April, with the jobless rate falling compared to March and year-earlier levels.


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Safety and Health

OSHA Launches Nationwide Fall Protection Initiative

Tom Ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
May 1, 2023
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Falls from heights cause more workplace deaths than any other type of injury.


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Government

Congressional Debt-Ceiling Debate Has Focus on Permit Reforms

Senate Democrats call House-passed bill "dead on arrival," but permitting measures could receive bipartisan support.
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Tom Ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
April 27, 2023
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Senate Democrats call Republican-backed House bill passed on April 26 as "dead on arrival," but measures in it to speed permitting could gain bipartisan support. 


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Workforce

Facing Engineer Shortage, ACEC Seeks Visa Program Changes

Tom Ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
April 26, 2023
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Engineering group seeks changes in the H-1B visa program, as well as adjustments to some reporting requirements for foreign workers.


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Infrastructure Finance

U.S. Highway Agency Launches $848M IIJA Resilience Grant Program

Tom Ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
April 23, 2023
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Competitive grant awards available to road, bridge, port, passenger rail and pedestrian facility projects follow last July's $1.4-billion distribution of formula PROTECT funding.


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Obituaries

Bud Shuster, House Infrastructure Leader, Dies at 91

Tom Ichniowski
Tom Ichniowski
Scott Lewis
Scott Lewis
April 21, 2023
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His peak legislative impact came from 1995 through 2001 when he chaired the "House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, during which time he shepherded the landmark TEA-21 bill that authorized $198 billion over six years for highway and transit programs.


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