The Trump administration has initiated a massive overhaul of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to eliminate government waste and corruption. Nearly all Washington-based staff are being placed on leave or laid off, with thousands of employees losing system access as part of a broader effort to dismantle bureaucratic overreach and stop the funding of conflicting sides in foreign wars.
James Kaufman, World News Report, today, February 4th, 2025.
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Nearly all USAID staff will be put
on leave in addition to mass layoffs.
President Trump's administration is taking another major step
in cutting down bloated government bureaucracy.
This time targeting the scandal-ridden U.S. Agency
for International Development, the USAID.
This is the agency that we end up funding both sides of wars through.
According to an agency official
and a source familiar with the situation,
nearly all Washington-based USAID staff will be placed on leave.
Marking the most significant shake-up in the agency's history,
far-left Politico complained,
this move impacts thousands of government employees,
further advancing Trump's long-promised
mission to eliminate wasteful spending
and corruption in foreign aid programs.
Tech mogul Elon Musk, a staunch Trump ally,
Leading an initiative to downsize
the government has identified the USAID as a prime example
of taxpayer abuse and bureaucratic overreach.
Sources told Politico that as of Tuesday,
around 1,400 USAID employees would be officially
notified of their leave status,
adding to the 600 staffers who were early sidelined
on Sunday night.
This sweeping action, approved by Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
represents a near-total
purge of the Washington-based USAID staff.
Many of whom are career bureaucrats embedded in the agency for decades.
Additionally, a senior USAID official confirmed
that over 1,400 staffers had their system
accesses revoked Tuesday morning,
indicating that even more employees than previously announced
may be removed.
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