Trump’s Cabinet reveals ‘nonsensical’ contracts it has canceled
President Donald Trump's cabinet outlined billions of dollars since taking office, including “a contract that educates a $300,000 contract on food justice for queer and transgender farmers in San Francisco,” as well as a multi-billion dollar contract since taking office, including $830 million in a survey that described as “looking like a middle schooler's child.” […]
DOD Sec. Pete Hegseth Cuts Over $580M in Wasteful Contracts, Grants
Defense Secretary Pete Hegses on Thursday – in Penn's Stroke – cut more than $580 million with wasted contracts and grants funded with US taxpayer money. Hegseth said in a video statement: Today I am signing a memo directing the termination of a DOD contract of more than $580 million with grants that do not […]
DOGE says millions saved after canceling more federal contracts
Over a two-day period, 239 “wasteful” contracts with a “ceiling value” of $1.7 billion have ended, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said Thursday, including a grant aimed at teaching transgender and queer urban farmers about “food justice.” According to a Doge tweet posted on X, the withdrawal of the contract represents a $400 million […]
Rubio says 83% of USAID programs to be scrapped after initial plan to cut $58B in contracts, grants
More than 80% of programs run by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will be cancelled after six weeks of reviews, with the rest being run by the State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday. Rubio, 53, announced an overhaul from him x's personal account5,200 contracts that say “we spent tens of […]
Trump admin slashes $400 million in grants and contracts from Columbia University over attacks from anti-Israel protesters
Trump administration announcement The end of Columbia University's $400 million worth of grants and contracts after the facility failed to protect Jewish students from anti-Semitic attacks. The cuts were made by the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education and the U.S. Office of General Services, according to […]
Palantir Upgraded by William Blair as Valuation Concerns Ease, Government Contracts in Focus – Yahoo Finance
William Blair upgraded Palantir (PLTR, Financials) Decreased market performancecites a more attractive rating after a significant decline in the company's stock price. The investment company has admitted that recent waterfalls have strengthened Palantir's risk compensation profile but did not set price targets. Over the past three weeks, Palantir shares have fallen from $125 per share. […]
Columbia’s grants, contracts under review for ‘failure’ to protect Jewish students
Columbia University said it is “fully committed to fighting anti-Semitism” after three federal agencies announced they would consider school contracts and grants after they failed to protect Jewish students during on-campus protests against Israel. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Education (DOE) and the U.S. General Services Agency (GSA) said they […]
Trump admin. threatens to pull $51M in contracts with Columbia for NYC college’s inaction on protests that harass Jewish students
The Trump administration on Monday threatened to subtract more than $50 million in a government contract with Columbia University. This pointed to a suspected inaction by the Ivy League Schools to grasp anti-Israel protests targeting Jewish students. Federal officials have announced that they are considering placing “stop work orders” on contracts worth $51.4 million and […]
Trump administration slashing 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts, documents show
Internal documents reveal that the Trump administration is trying to implement it at the large-scale US International Development Agency (USAID), which is the United States International Development Agency (USAID). The grant reaches approximately 90% of foreign aid contracts and comes after a review of spending by the State Department. USAID aid was an early target […]
Trump admin cutting more than 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts: docs
The Trump administration plans to eliminate approximately $60 billion in foreign aid spending of 92% of grants issued by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The figures were included in a State Department memo detailing the results of a 90-day review of US foreign aid ordered by President Trump. The audit identified roughly 15,000 […]