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Pentagon says small business programs not part of grant funding pauseThe department does not believe SBIR and STTR programs fall within the scope of an Office of Management and Budget order to halt federal grant funding.
President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.
U.S. Army contracting is not on hold, the Defense Department said Tuesday in an attempt to clear up confusion stemming from email guidance that circulated in anticipation of an administration memo to get all “financial assistance” in line with recent Trump administration executive orders.
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Nutrition Programs Unaffected by Trump Funding Freeze, White House Says
White House tries to clarify Trump federal spending freeze as confusion spreads
The federal government fell into chaos Tuesday as officials braced for potential interruptions to programs that range from protecting food safety to responding to natural disasters.
The White House’s plan to offer “deferred resignations” that pay departing federal employees their salary through Sept. 30 will likely run afoul of rules governing buyout payments.
The White House and OPM are asking for specifics in how agencies will comply with Trump's return-to-office order.
Senator Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, quickly condemned the Trump administration’s offer to roughly 2 million federal employees to resign in exchange for pay, saying in a Senate floor speech that the deal was a trick, that the president didn’t have the authority to make the offer and employees who resign may not be paid.
Michigan's U.S. senators voted in committee against Trump's picks to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, and White House budget office, Russell Vought.
The Pentagon is reducing the funds withheld from Lockheed Martin Corp. for F-35s jets by $1.2 million a plane as the contractor works to verify and install the latest version of the fighter jet’s most capable hardware and software.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants.
He made an unannounced stop to the Pentagon on Saturday after the swearing-in ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building ... of the Pentagon budget, which right now is about $850 ...
The directive from the Office of Management and Budget that froze most federal funds on Monday had not gone through the usual approval process.
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