ACCA Now September/October 2020

contents Volume 9, Issue 5 / Published in September 2020

MANAGING EDITOR Melissa Broadus melissa.broadus@acca.org AD SALES Tom Murphy tom.murphy@acca.org 703-824-8875 ACCA NOWASSISTANT Zaneta Hubbard accanowsupport@acca.org ART DIRECTOR Lynn Riley Lynn Riley Design www.lynnrileydesign.com BLOGGERS & COLUMNISTS Hilary Atkins, Allison Bailes III, Jack Rise, Steve Coscia, Brooke Duncan, Tom Grandy, Adams Hudson, Barton James ACCA Now (USPS 9910) is published bi-monthly for $29 per year by ie3media, 2800 Shirlington Rd., Ste. 300, Arlington, VA 22206. Periodicals postage paid at Arlington, VA, and at additional mailing offices. ©2020 by ie3media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Postmaster send address changes to: ACCA Now 2800 Shirlington Rd., Ste. 300, Arlington, VA 22206.

CHARTING THE CAMPAIGNS 18 2020 election season is in full swing. What does that mean for contractors and their businesses? Jim Ellis, Senior Political Analyst for the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC), shares some insight on what is at stake and the possible outcomes of the 2020 election.

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10 Capitol Insights 12 Service Savvy 14 Safe@Work

16 Tech Tips 26 Business Buzz 28 Training Tip

30 Legal Tools 32 Tech Challenge 34 Corporate Partner Spotlight: 1SEO

4 CEO Message 5 Outgoing Chairman’s Message 6 Now@ACCA

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