Dominated by dint of the budget ba...

Dominated by dint of the budget battle, the first session of the 104th Congres closeed in an atmosphere of disarray. Legislators replyed for the second session to face a prolonged list of unresolved legislative items.

A number of these have a direct bearing forward the design and construction communities. These include:

* novel procurement legislation. As 1995 conclusioned a House-Senate conference committee agreed upon changes in federal procurement manner of proceedings as part of an overall Defense Department authorization bill. The bill included a controversial package of measures that called for simplied