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.
Hundreds of USAID contractors put on leave, terminated amid US freeze on global aid
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.S. President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping freeze on U.S. foreign aid worldwide.
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 internal contractors put on leave, terminated amid US freeze on global aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of internal contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development are being put on unpaid leave and some are being terminated after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping freeze on U.S. foreign aid worldwide.
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.
Dozens of senior officials at top U.S. aid agency put on leave: reports
At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency have been placed on leave amid a probe into an ...
Senior USAID staffers placed on leave after alleged failure to obey executive orders
The news affects roughly 60 senior USAID employees or nearly every staffer who holds a top position at the agency.
Inside Trump’s purge at the agency that saves millions of lives
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is not, in the scheme of things, a big part of the federal government. It ...
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CIOs of USDA, USAID named agency leaders until Trump picks enter office
USDA's Gary Washington and USAID's Jason Gray have been asked to fill vacant leadership roles at their agencies in an acting ...
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Trump administration memo tells USAID to put "America First" in reviewing foreign aid
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Trump administration urged U.S. Agency for International Development ... of dollars of life-saving aid. The United States is the largest single donor of ...
Trump Order Freezing Foreign Aid Halts Programs Worldwide, Prompts Confusion and Rush for Waivers
The suspension affects humanitarian programs, counterterrorism efforts and weapons financing.
US Freezes All Foreign Aid For International Development For Review
The Trump administration has put on hold all U.S. foreign assistance funded by or through the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, for ...
State Department freezes new funding for nearly all US aid programs worldwide
The State Department has frozen new funding for almost all U.S. aid programs worldwide, making exceptions to allow ...
A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
U.S.-funded aid programs around the world were firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop operations, as the Trump ...
Trump Administration Makes Unsupported Claim About $50 Million for Condoms to Gaza
President Donald Trump said his administration blocked $50 million for condoms to be sent to Gaza through its pause on ...