Amid Unclear Funds and Design, Wall Faces Contract Challenges

摘要

Even as Congressional Democrats push to block transfer of allocated military project funds to U.S.-Mexico border wall construction and President Donald Trump seeks expensive design changes, the government now faces legal challenges on already contracted barrier jobs. In particular, two contracts awarded last month by the Army Corps of Engineers in Albuquerque, N.M., valued at nearly $1 billion, have hit a wall. One was rescinded, one has a lawsuit pending, and both faced U.S. Government Accountability Office bid protests.