‘Radio silence’ on list of paused Army Corps projects
Congressional aides, gubernatorial offices still in the dark about targeted projects
By Valerie Yurk
Posted October 30, 2025 at 7:44pm
Two weeks ago, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced a pause of $11 billion in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers funding. So far, though, the list of projects targeted is a mystery, prompting some people on Capitol Hill and in state governments to ask: Where’s the list?
Congressional aides from both sides of the aisle say their lawmakers have yet to receive any more details on the impacted projects, other than scant descriptions Vought provided on the social media site X that the freeze would hit some “low-priority” projects in “New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Baltimore.”
One staff member described it as “radio silence” from the corps and OMB. According to another aide, there was no finalized list when the announcement happened, and the administration was still coming up with one after Vought’s announcement.
Spokespeople from the offices of Democratic Govs. Maura Healey of Massachusetts and Wes Moore of Maryland also confirmed they have not received any information about pauses in corps project funding in their states.
https://rollcall.com/2025/10/30/radio-silence-on-list-of-paused-army-corps-projects/
