A career official tried to undo Trump’s purge at USAID. He was then purged, too.
A dramatic purge and counter-purge at USAID played out in emails obtained by The Washington Post, as Trump’s pause on foreign aid upends humanitarian work around the world.
Purge at USAID stifles dissent over aid freeze, officials say
A purge of senior staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development appeared designed to silence any dissent over President Donald Trump's plans to dramatically reshape U.S. foreign aid, current and former USAID officials told Reuters.
Foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions, contractor terminations
Approximately 60 senior staff within USAID have been suspended, leaving the agency without clear leadership, five sources familiar with the internal action told CBS News.
Trump Suspends 60 USAID Officials To 'Suppress Dissent' Over Foreign Aid Changes | Watch
U.S. President Donald Trump has suspended 60 senior USAID officials on administrative leave. This move follows Trump’s executive order to suspend most foreign aid for 90 days. The suspension aims to review U.
Hundreds of USAID contractors put on leave, terminated amid US freeze on global aid
By Simon Lewis, Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development are being put on unpaid leave and some are being terminated after U.
Trump administration targets dozens of senior USAID staff after aid freeze
Washington. The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), sources familiar with the matter said, after Washington put a sweeping freeze on U.
US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid overseas, with senior ...
Hundreds of USAID internal contractors put on leave, terminated amid US freeze on global aid
Hundreds of internal contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development are being put on unpaid leave and ...
Senior USAID official ousted after fighting back against removal of career leadership
Dozens of senior career civil servants and foreign service officers have been placed on administrative leave and hundreds of ...
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Scoop: USAID issues guidance on operating expenses exempt from freeze
Jason Gray, the agency's acting administrator, told staff that operating units may fund “on a temporary basis, salaries, ...
Marco Rubio Defends Aid Freeze: 'The US Government Is Not a Charity'
The Trump administration's sweeping overhaul of U.S. humanitarian aid has thrown U.S. Agency for International Development, into turmoil.
US foreign aid freeze is upending global aid and the work of contractors
The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear ...
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Devex Newswire: USAID freeze means thousands of DC layoffs, says DT Global CEO
Up to 3,000 development professionals in Washington, D.C., could lose their jobs by next week as aid organizations try to survive 90 days without U.S. funding. Plus, Trump’s aid freeze disables key ...
Donald Trump's Aid Freeze Forces Zelensky to Look Elsewhere
Trump's aid freeze has left humanitarian projects in Ukraine without funding in the middle of winter, prompting concerns that ...
US famine monitor offline amid Trump funding freeze
The United States' system for monitoring famine globally has been taken offline amid President Donald Trump's order for a ...