This might be a response to the functional repeal of the CHIPS act. https://www.techspot.com/news/106925-chips-act-likely-fizzle-out-wake-federal-employee.html

This might be a response to the functional repeal of the CHIPS act. https://www.techspot.com/news/106925-chips-act-likely-fizzle-out-wake-federal-employee.html https://www.techspot.com/news/106925-chips-act-likely-fizzle... Congressional appropriations don't matter when the president can fire staff and stop payments.