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Chemonics to lay off 500 as USAID shutdown ripples through govcon community

Chemonics to lay off 500 as USAID shutdown ripples through govcon community

Chemonics International will lay off 500 employees in Washington, DC, in one of the largest workforce reductions yet tied to the Trump administration’s abrupt dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, as reported by the *Washington Business Journal.* According to a WARN notice filed with the DC

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s foreign aid freeze, but full impact remains unclear

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s foreign aid freeze, but full impact remains unclear

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump’s emergency request to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid, a decision that signals judicial scrutiny of his administration’s efforts to reshape federal spending, according to the New York Times. The five-four ruling, with Chief Justice John Roberts

Chief Justice Roberts allows Trump administration to continue freeze on foreign aid payments

Chief Justice Roberts allows Trump administration to continue freeze on foreign aid payments

Chief Justice John Roberts issued an administrative stay on Wednesday night, as reported by the New York Times, allowing the Trump administration to continue withholding more than $1.5 billion in foreign aid payments. USAID and the State Department had been ordered by a federal judge to release funds for