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White House preparing order that could limit military contractor compensation, Punchbowl reports

By Thomson Reuters Dec 16, 2025 | 5:46 PM

Dec 16 (Reuters) – The White House is ‍preparing an executive order that could limit stock ‌buybacks, dividends ‌and executive compensation for military contractors, Punchbowl News reported ​on Tuesday.

The directive ‍targets ​some of ​the biggest ‍companies that supply the Pentagon with war-fighting equipment, ‍Punchbowl said, citing multiple sources.

Leading Pentagon ‍contractors ‍include Lockheed, ​RTX, ​Boeing ⁠and L3Harris Technologies.

(Writing ‌by Christian Martinez, editing by David Ljunggren and Scott ⁠Malone)