A federal judge on March 6 ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration can fire contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said the contractors had not proved that the terminations amounted to irreparable harm, and that the court likely lacked jurisdiction to hear the case, characterizing it as a contract dispute.
The Personal Services Contractor Association (PSC) sued on Feb. 18, alleging that the Trump administration went beyond its authority to freeze the agency’s foreign aid and worldwide development funding without consulting Congress. The administration has announced plans to cancel over 90 percent of USAID’s contracts and grants. …