This article was originally published byReuters and
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The news over the past few weeks has been saturated with reports
describing efforts by the new Administration to rein in federal
spending and shrink the bureaucracy. These efforts are having a
downstream impact on federal contractors, many of whose contracts
with the government are being terminated and/or scrutinized to
assess alignment with the Administration's priorities.
While the calls to reduce spending are not new, some of the
methods being used by the Administration are. In particular, the
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has exploded onto the
scene employing non-traditional forms of oversight aimed at quickly
identifying and addressing what it claims are instances of fraud,
waste, and abuse in government programs, operations, and
contracts.
