Hundreds of USAID internal contractors put on leave, terminated amid US freeze on global aid
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.S. President Donald Trump imposed a sweeping freeze on 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.
Rubio backtracks on near-total foreign aid freeze, issues humanitarian waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio backtracked on Trump’s near-total foreign aid freeze and approved potentially billions of dollars in “life-saving humanitarian assistance.” Many aid groups are still unsure what that means.
Hundreds of USAID contractors put on leave, terminated amid US freeze on global aid
By Simon Lewis, Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development are being put on unpaid leave and some are being terminated after U.
A humanitarian waiver to freeze in U.S. foreign aid could offer some relief to Haiti
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is walking back an almost-total 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance, making an exception for life-saving humanitarian aid, according to a memo the Miami Herald obtained.
US State Department grants waiver on aid freeze for ‘life-saving humanitarian’ assistance
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has backpedalled on the near-total freeze of US foreign aid, stating that ‘life-saving humanitarian assistance’ would be continued during the 90-day review period. There is widespread uncertainty about which programmes fall under the new waiver among global and South African health organisations.
Rubio partially backtracks with memo on damaging suspension of foreign aid
Secretary of State Marco Rubio partially walked back a freeze on foreign assistance, saying the US would keep funding "life-saving" humanitarian aid.
USAID labor director pushed out after fighting back against removal of career leadership
Dozens of career senior civil servants and foreign service officers have been placed on administrative leave and hundreds of ...
USAID Director Purged For Refusing to Carry Out DOGE Firings
A career employee at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has reportedly been placed on administrative leave ...
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 ...
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.
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Scoop: USAID issues guidance on operating expenses exempt from freeze
Jason Gray, the agency's acting administrator, told staff that operating units may fund “on a temporary basis, salaries, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Trump's strict foreign funding freeze sparks panic among international aid groups
Internal communications reviewed by ABC News show that the Trump administration plans to strictly implement an executive order from the president mandating a 90-day freeze on almost all U.S. foreign ...