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Trump puts USAID staff around world on leave

'Thank you for your service': Trump administration puts USAID staff on leave

In a brief note posted on the international development agency's website, almost all employees were told they would be put on leave. The note ended with the words, "Thank you for your service."

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Almost all USAID workers across the globe placed on leave as Trump moves to gut agency

Thousands of USAID employees, except for essential personnel, were notified they will be placed on administrative leave at the end of Friday.

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USAID workers scramble for answers after Trump pulls almost all of them off the job worldwide

The order all but shut down the six-decade mission of the US Agency for International Development, the federal government's primary agency for delivering humanitarian aid to other countries.

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What is USAID? Here’s what to know about the agency targeted by Trump, Musk for shutdown

USAID programs include things like vaccination initiatives, which can help prevent the spread of diseases, but critics claim the spending is wasteful.

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What does USAID, the agency Musk is taking apart, really do?

Since then, USAID has acted as the US government’s main conduit for global development work — everything from emergency relief after earthquakes to longer-term efforts in health, infrastructure, education and governance. Today USAID is the world’s largest foreign aid agency, providing around 40% of global funding for humanitarian assistance.

After Shutting USAID, Trump Eyes Department of Education, CFPB

There has never been an executive order completely abolishing an executive agency,” said Reed Smith partner Cori Mishkin. “There have been agencies of the executive branch abolished before in the history of the United States.

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USAID announces all 'direct hire' workers globally will be placed on leave by Friday

The United States Agency for International Development announced that a majority of its workers will be placed on leave on ...

What is USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development?

Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects ...

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Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stands in contrast to his sudden criticism of the aid agency

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, newly in charge of the besieged US Agency for International Development, was for years a ...

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Planned closure of USAID will affect key DepEd projects

The Philippines is set to lose significant funding for several education projects after the US government announced plans to ...

Joni Ernst Says USAID ‘Abused The System,’ Agency Threatened Her For Seeking Transparency

Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst appeared Monday on Newsmax to say that members of the United States Agency for International ...

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Former USAID official on possible agency merger, funding cutbacks: "It's not an overhaul. It's a destruction"

Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating the agency is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans ...

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USAID missions overseas ordered to shut down, staff being recalled: report

The overseas missions for USAID, the aid agency, have reportedly been told to shut down and that workers have been recalled to the United States.

USAID Employees Worldwide Will Be Ordered to Stop Working Friday, Must Return to the US

In a sweeping move to dismantle the USAID, the Trump administration has ordered nearly all employees worldwide to stop ...

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