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.
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 Administration's stop work order on USAID, raising alarm among aid workers.
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 Suspends 60 USAID Officials To 'Suppress Dissent' Over Foreign Aid Changes | Watch
U.S. President Donald Trump has suspended 60 senior USAID officials on administrative leave. This move follows Trump’s executive order to suspend most foreign aid for 90 days. The suspension aims to review U.
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 ...
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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 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.
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 ...
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Medical experts concerned USAID spending cuts could impact global health programs
The uncertainty around the Trump Administration's sweeping funding freeze is also alarming many in the world of global health ...
FACT FOCUS: No evidence that $50 million was designated by the US to buy condoms for Hamas
President Donald Trump claimed that his administration had “identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy ...