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.
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 contractors were fired or furloughed, sources said.
USAID official who fought 'illegal' purge is pushed out of agency
"I wish you all the best," Nicholas Gottlieb, USAID's director of labor, wrote in his email. "You do not deserve this."
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.
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.
USAID labor director pushed out after fighting back against removal of career leadership
An order sidelining almost 60 senior career leaders at the U.S. Agency for International Development was temporarily rescinded Thursday by one of the few remaining senior career civil servants with the authority to do so,
Trump is wreaking havoc at USAID. Is the goal to shut it down?
The president’s failure to name a USAID administrator and other steps seem to suggest that, at the very least, he’ll fold ...
Trump administration explores bringing USAID under State Department, sources say
The Trump administration is considering scaling down the U.S. Agency for International Development and putting it under ...
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Exclusive: Don’t email us, we’ve got very few answers, USAID staff told
During a meeting of USAID's global health bureau, a senior official said they have many more questions than answers about the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
President Trump’s order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United States’ reliability as a global leader.