NSPE Issue Briefs

NSPE's Issue Briefs include information on a variety of federal and state legislative and regulatory issues of importance to professional engineers. Each brief includes a summary of the NSPE position, background information, references to more detailed NSPE documents, and the NSPE Government Relations staff contact.

The briefs are updated as significant actions occur.

Business & Profitability Issues
Freedom From Government Competition
H-1B and L-1 Visas
Offshore Outsourcing of Engineering Work
Qualifications-Based Selection
Retain Federal Reliance on Private A/E Services

Education
Employee Educational Assistance

Energy and Environment
2005 National Energy Policy Act
Clean And Safe Water

Infrastructure
Surface Transportation Reauthorization

Liability and Risk Management
Engineers in the 110th Congress
Certificate of Merit
Engineers' Good Samaritan Laws
Joint & Several Liability
Statutes of Limitation and Repose

Licensure and Practice
Comparable Professional Compensation For Federal Engineers
Federal Agency Payment of Licensing Fees
Continuing Professional Competency
Engineering Technology

National Security
Homeland Security