The Trump administration is putting USAID staffers on leave worldwide and firing at least 1,600
The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 posts at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction
Trump administration firing 2,000 USAID workers, putting thousands on leave
The move was the latest and one of the biggest steps yet toward what rump and cost-cutting ally Elon Musk say is their goal of gutting the 6-decade-old aid and development agency in a broader campaign to slash the size of the federal government.
Administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 posts at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction of others worldwide on leave. The notices were sent to USAID workers and viewed by The Associated Press.
Trump administration eliminating 1,600 USAID jobs in the US
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has led an effort to gut USAID, the main delivery mechanism for American foreign assistance.
Trump to eliminate 1,600 USAID jobs, place most of workforce on leave
The announcement comes two days after a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration may move forward with an effort to slash project funding and staff.
Trump Eliminating 2,000 USAID Positions in the US, Notice Says
At the same time the agency is "beginning to implement a Reduction-in-Force" affecting about 2,000 USAID personnel in the U.S., the notice said. The White House did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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