…Of those revoked by the EO, several impact government contracts and federal procurement, including, but not limited to:
Stop-Work Orders and Suspension Notices: Free Resource Available!
MANAGING STOP WORK ORDERS AND SUSPENSION UNDER USG CONTRACTSAND GRANTSThe purpose of this guide is to provide summary guidance on Stop Work Orders under U.S.Government Prime Contracts and Suspension of Work instructions under CooperativeAgreements. This guide is not comprehensive and may not apply to all situations. Seek advicefor help with complex situations. MORE
Who is Office of Management and Budget (OMB) acting director Matthew Vaeth?
A memo issued by acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Matthew Vaeth directs federal agencies to temporarily pause “all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance.” SEE BELOW
Who is Peter Marocco, the new head of the Office of Foreign Assistance (State Department)?
The new U.S. administration is just a week old, but it’s already making waves by targeting some beloved institutions. One of the latest casualties? Lifesaving overseas aid. Last Friday, Peter Marocco, the newly appointed head of the Office of Foreign Assistance, sent out a memo (see here) announcing an immediate halt on all new spending. … [Read more…]
Trump Administration Goes After Senior USAID Officials Following Aid Freeze
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), sources familiar with the matter said, after Washington put a sweeping freeze on U.S. aid worldwide. The administration on Saturday urged USAID staff to help transform how Washington allocates aid … [Read more…]
STOP WORK/SUSPENSION UPDATE (January 28, 2025)- USAID’s Implementation of the Funding Pause for Foreign Assistance Programs
Dear USAID Implementing Partners, In accordance with the President’s Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, OMB Memorandum M-25-13 (“Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs”), direction from the Department of State, and the previously issued Notice on Implementation of Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning United States … [Read more…]
ALERT – OMB Memorandum M-25-13 (“Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs”)
On January 27, 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) released a memorandum regarding “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs” (OMB Memorandum M-25-13; hereinafter the “OMB Memo”)). The OMB Memo directs Federal agencies, inter alia, to: (1) identify and review all Federal financial assistance programs consistent with President Trump’s recent policies … [Read more…]
Nonprofits, Public Health Leaders, Small Businesses File Suit to Block OMB Attempt to Halt Essential Services
A coalition of organizations filed a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block the White House Office of Management and Budget from pausing all agency grants and loans, as revealed in a memo issued January 27, 2025. Plaintiffs, represented in the legal challenge by Democracy Forward, include … [Read more…]
U.S Foreign assistance makes up less than 1 percent of the US federal budget
Seventy-five years of U.S. foreign assistance has produced more fiction than fact when it comes to how American tax dollars are being spent around the world. In the interest of providing taxpayers with information about the value of their federal investment in this regard, it might be helpful to look at some of the top … [Read more…]
WEBINAR – LIVE TODAY (JANUARY 27, 2025): Breaking down the foreign aid freeze
About the event A new State Department directive halts all new foreign aid spending and orders stop-work on existing USAID grants and contracts. This sudden move is already raising urgent questions across the aid sector. What does this mean for USAID implementers? How should contractors and grantees respond? Join Devex Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar and top … [Read more…]