Media Coverage
Source: The New York Times
Media Coverage
Press Contacts: Erik Cummins, Matt Hyams, Taina Rosa, Olivia Thomas
12.04.24
Following the recent announcement of the planned formation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) during the incoming Trump administration, law firms have been bracing clients for legal fights, according to The New York Times.
The Times article featured insights about the efficiency effort from a recent Pillsbury briefing, which was co-authored by Government Law & Strategies partners Aimee Ghosh and Craig Saperstein and Government Contracts & Disputes partner Aaron Ralph, who each serve on Pillsbury’s newly established Trump 2.0 Task Force. That briefing emphasized that companies should start warning members of Congress and the Trump administration about the potential repercussions of cutting government contracts and halting certain payments or benefits as part of the initiative.
“While the Republican-controlled Congress will very likely work in lockstep with the Trump White House, it is equally likely that Republican members of Congress will be uncomfortable with delayed payments and spending cuts to programs favored by constituents,” the Pillsbury authors wrote. “In particular, government contractors are likely to push back against proposals from DOGE leaders to temporarily suspend payments to contractors while large-scale audits are conducted.”
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