In Danziger et al. v. U.S., No. 25-cv-1241 (Fed. Cl. Apr. 10, 2026) (a Crowell & Moring case), the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) denied the government’s motion to dismiss a complaint seeking breach of contract damages for improper terminations in bad faith and/or abuse of discretion.
Continue Reading COFC Holds that USAID Contractors Properly Pleaded Breach of Contract by Improper Mass Termination in Bad Faith/Abuse of Discretion
On February 13, 2025, Judge Amir Ali of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a temporary restraining order in two combined cases—one filed by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contractors, a second by USAID grant recipients—challenging Executive Order 14169, “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid,” which paused almost all foreign assistance funding.
Continue Reading District Court Grants Temporary Reprieve to USAID Implementing PartnersI had the good fortune to speak with Molly Anders (twitter https://twitter.com/mollyanders_dev) at Devex, a publication focused on international development, concerning IRD’s APA case seeking to enjoin its suspension by USAID. The focus of the discussion is, if what IRD says in its suit is true, does the company have a chance at overturning