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.
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 keep 20 million people with HIV alive, Gawande said. This work stoppage means that pharmacy stocking in more than 25 countries suddenly stops, as do payments to partner organizations, which are mostly locally run.
Trump administration targets dozens of senior USAID staff after aid freeze
A small aircraft carrying oil workers in South Sudan's Unity State crashed on Wednesday, killing 20 people, an official said.
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 Places More Than 50 USAID Officials on Leave
The Trump administration has placed more than 50 career civil servants and foreign service officers on administrative leave after receiving information
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 on administrative leave Monday afternoon effective immediately, two former USAID officials,
Trump administration puts on leave nearly 60 USAID career staff after aid freeze
By Daphne Psaledakis, Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers,
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 President Trump's executive order to freeze much of U.S. foreign aid.
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 ...
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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 ...
Trump’s funding freeze roils fears for vital projects in D.C., Maryland and Virginia
President Trump’s announcement of a freeze on federal loans and grants has left officials through Maryland, Virginia and the ...
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia become the 1st to unionize
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Pennsylvania voted to unionize on Monday, becoming the first group of employees to pull ...
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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 — ...