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• Chaos reigns across government as Trump freezes large swaths of federal spending - January 28, 2025

• By Eric Katz, Government Executive

  The Trump administration on Tuesday will freeze vast swaths of federal agency spending, issuing a directive that pauses any funding efforts related to government grants, loans or assistance.

  The memorandum drew quick rebuke from Democrats and organizations that rely on federal funding, who warned the pause would wreak havoc across federal agencies and their constituencies, and may be illegal. The pause is necessary, Office of Management and Budget acting Director Matthew Vaeth said in the memo, to ensure all federal spending and activities are "consistent with the president's policies and requirements."

  Various executive orders President Trump has issued have already frozen spending on foreign aid, Inflation Reduction Act spending and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding, leading to stop-work orders on contracts and uncertainty inside agencies over how to proceed.

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