USAID contractors warn of shutdowns and lawsuits with millions owed

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DAI, which has already furloughed more than 500 US-based staff, said it now risks fines, tax penalties and legal action from several vendors, and could face lawsuits if it’s forced to suspend as many as 4,000 additional overseas staff without pay in violation of local labor laws.

The plaintiffs in the case featuring DAI have repeatedly urged the judge to force the government to pay what it owes, and nonprofit organizations suing in a separate but related case have even asked to find the US in contempt of court — which the judge has not done.

USAID managed roughly $43 billion in 2023 and works mainly through contractors that execute projects on its behalf around the world — with some firms doing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of development projects each year, mostly at low margins.