Army Corps of Engineers to Pause $11 Billion in Projects During Shutdown: Vought

The freeze comes after the Trump administration paused billions for other projects during the shutdown.

Then-nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought ahead of his testimony before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Russ Vought, director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, has added to the growing pile of federal projects paused during the government shutdown.

He announced on X on Oct. 17 that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers “will be immediately pausing over $11 billion in lower-priority projects & considering them for cancellation, including projects in New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Baltimore.”