Defense contractors are reassessing risk following President Trump’s new executive order linking share buybacks, dividends, and executive compensation to weapons delivery schedules. Franklin Turner weighed in with Reuters on the potential enforcement landscape, noting that the immediate battleground will be centered on threatened contract terminations and related penalties.
“The real chilling part of this is that many contractors are going to get a nasty letter, followed by potential withholding of pay, terminations, and God knows what else,” Turner said. “It’s just a way that the administration is trying to crack the whip on these people.”