Trump moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts with Harvard: Reports | World News

US President Donald Trump’s adminration plans to cancel all remaining contracts with Harvard University, worth about $100 million, according to a letter seen The New York Times. The letter, dated May 27 and signed Josh Gruenbaum of the General Services Adminration (GSA), instructs agencies to end contracts and “find alternative vendors” for future services.
The letter tells agencies to respond June 6 with a l of contracts to be cancelled. Some contracts considered “critical” will be transitioned to other vendors rather than cancelled immediately.
According to an unnamed adminration official, contracts with around nine federal agencies would be affected. Examples include a $49,858 contract with the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of coffee drinking and a $25,800 Homeland Security contract for senior executive training. Some contracts may already have received “stop work” orders.
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The letter states: “Going forward, we also encourage your agency to seek alternative vendors for future services where you had previously considered Harvard.”
The escalating measures appear to be part of the adminration’s larger effort to erode Harvard’s financial stability and international reputation.
(This is a developing story. More details to follow.)