Hundreds of USAID internal contractors put on leave, terminated amid US freeze on global aid
By Simon Lewis, Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk 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.
Rubio foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions and 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.
Senior USAID staff put on leave amid Trump’s order halting foreign aid
The move, detailed in emails obtained by The Post, comes as the Trump administration seeks to radically reorient the U.S. relationship with foreign assistance.
Trump Administration Targets Dozens of Senior USAID Staff After Aid Freeze
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.
Trump administration memo tells USAID to put "America First" in reviewing foreign aid
The Trump administration urged U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers to join the effort to transform how Washington allocates aid around the world in line with Trump’s “America First” policy.
Rubio pauses foreign aid from State Department and USAID to ensure it puts ‘America First’
The Trump administration paused all foreign aid and urged USAID to follow in step or face disciplinary action for not complying with the freeze.
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 ...
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.
Dozens of Senior USAID Officials Put on Leave Under Suspicion of Resisting Trump’s Agenda
At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency were placed on leave amid an investigation into an ...
Trump administration puts senior USAID officials on leave
On Monday, top officials at U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were put on leave for allegedly not abiding by ...
More than 50 career civil servants at USAID are placed on administrative leave
More than 50 civil career servants and foreign service officers at the U.S. Agency for International Development were placed ...
USAID workers put on leave as Trump officials investigate resistance to White House agenda
Dozens of senior officials in the U.S. agency that administers foreign aid were reportedly placed on leave Monday amid an ...
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USAID-funded famine early warning system goes offline due to aid freeze
A key USAID-funded famine early warning system used by humanitarian organizations worldwide has gone offline due to the Trump ...
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PEPFAR, USAID Hit Hard by Trump Administration Orders
USAID is in charge of ordering the drugs used by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in its programs that ...
Trump's strict foreign funding freeze sparks panic among international aid groups
Internal communications reviewed by ABC News show that the Trump administration plans to strictly implement an executive order from the president mandating a 90-day freeze on almost all U.S. foreign ...
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Scoop: USAID furloughs hundreds of contractors from humanitarian bureau
USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, or BHA, has furloughed hundreds of its institutional support contractors — ...