Termination Turmoil: Cost Recovery Amidst Trump/DOGE Suspension, Stop-Work and Termination of Contracts and Grants

Dentons – President Trump empowered the newly established, Elon Musk‑run Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") to scrutinize procurement contracts and federal financial assistance agreements in an attempt to identify spending classified as wasteful by the Administration.1 Based on this current political and agency activity, federal government contractors and federal financial assistance recipients cannot assume that their agreements with the federal government are safe from suspension, stop-work orders and/or termination.