USAID announces nearly all direct hires will be placed on administrative leave The agency said all direct hires, “with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions,” would be placed on administrative leave.
The U.S. Agency for International Development announced Tuesday night that almost all direct hires around the world will be placed on administrative leave this week.
The move was announced on the organization’s website after days of attacks by the Trump administration, including President Donald Trump himself.
The announcement says that beginning just before midnight Friday, “all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs.”
Those expected to keep working will be notified by 3 p.m. Thursday, the announcement said, adding that the government is working on a plan to return workers who are not in the country back to the United States if contracts are “not determined to be essential.”
It ends with: “Thank you for your service.” . .
USAID “direct hires” are civil and foreign service workers, according to the Congressional Research Service, known as CRS. There are other mechanisms by which people work with USAID.
The number of workers affected by Tuesday night's notice is in the thousands.
USAID’s workforce totals more than 10,000 direct hires and a type of contractor known as personal services contractors, the research service said in a January report. Around two-thirds of staff work overseas.
The American Foreign Service Association, which represents around 1,800 foreign service officers — mostly at more than 80 USAID missions overseas — has denounced what it characterized as a decision to “dismantle” USAID.
On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order freezing foreign aid funding for at least 90 days. The agency's headquarters were abruptly closed Monday, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was taking over the agency and then appointed State Department official Pete Marocco to run it.
Many Democratic lawmakers have expressed outrage, calling it illegal and saying USAID was established under a law passed by Congress. Some Republicans have voiced criticism, as well.
USAID delivers billions of dollars in humanitarian aid overseas, funding that advocates say provides a critical lifeline to more than 100 countries at only a small fraction of the overall federal budget.
President John F. Kennedy signed USAID into being through an executive order in 1961 after Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act. The law required the creation of an agency to administer foreign assistance.
When Bill Clinton was president, Congress passed and Clinton signed the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, which established USAID as an independent entity outside of the State Department.
A report by the Congressional Research Service this month says that Trump does not have the authority to abolish USAID and that congressional action would be required for any such move.
In fiscal year 2023, USAID managed more than $40 billion in combined appropriations to about 130 countries, the Congressional Research Service said. Some of the top recipients were Ukraine, which is fighting a devastating war after having been invaded by Russia, Somalia, Ethiopia, Jordan and Congo.
The Trump administration promised sweeping cuts to foreign assistance and radical changes to the government. Elon Musk, who a White House employee said is serving in the administration as a “special government employee,” said early Monday on X that he and Trump were "shutting down USAID." He added in a post that, “We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper.”
Experts interviewed by NBC this week warned that the elimination of USAID would weaken U.S. in South America and Africa, and allow Russia and China to expert more influence on other nations.
Source (nbcnews.com)
Let’s get a list of those going to jail.
Soon... Trump's DOJ has most of 4 years to investigate. There will be a long list.
I won't be happy until charges are brought up on them. These fucks knew what they were doing and not a single leak or press about it for decades? Nope, they are liable for the shit that went on there and they need their feet IN the fire.
Ill take small wins where they are but this is not enough.
Yeah...just firing is not holding accountable.
Most of them are getting "payouts" as part of it because of how the system is setup. At least that is how the other ones have been going.
In the end, it is still cheaper to give them 6 months of pay if they are gone forever than to deal with their shit for even a month or two in the courts.
Still, this is a slap on the wrist and some free money. I want investigations and jail.
commies get tos
Ill take small wins where they are but this is not enough.
You're already exhibiting symptoms of mid-stage winning. The first win sets you back in your chair and it feels GREAT!. A few more wins and it feels so good that you are hooked and you have to have more winning! And MOAR WINNING! .... So much WINNING you can't stand it anymore! And you'll say "Please President Trump, I can't take all of this WINNING! And Trump will say " Yes you will! There will be MOAR WINNING! MUCH MOAR WINNING!!! Lol!
lol Cancelling isn’t winning.
It’s like being unjustly in debt, and that debt gets canceled. You get back to the point before the debt got initiated.
Winning is ending up with a gain.
Blue team jews put you in debt, red team jews cancel that debt. They both are playing you. You’re a happy goy.
Two sides of the same shekel.
Ok, good, I guess. Not enough, tho.
Now do isreal.
Once isreal is done, (fat chance) send them a bill for all the money they own the White, Christian, male, American taxpayer. Now, send those men a rebate check. (Again, fat chance.)
Now, tax all non Whites for the privilege of living in a White country. 90% tax should do it. See how fast they self deport. (Even less than a fat chance, but a man can dream.)
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