Trump Administration Makes Major Changes to USAID: Mass Layoffs, Program Cuts – Rezazade
Vice President of the Iranian Opposition in Washington, Ali Reza Rezazade, says the Trump administration is continuing to make major changes to U.S. foreign aid.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced sweeping staff cuts, furloughing most staff and beginning the process of recalling all employees from overseas.
In an internal memo Tuesday night, USAID said that all directly hired employees, including civil and foreign service employees, would be placed on paid leave effective Friday night. The only exceptions would be those responsible for critical functions, leadership, and specifically designated programs. The same memo was posted on the agency’s home page at www.usaid.gov.
USAID also announced a plan to repatriate all of its employees working abroad within 30 days, with possible exceptions for medical and other reasons.
The move follows a series of moves in recent days to furlough a large portion of the agency’s staff, including contractors, who make up at least half of its workforce. The move, according to anonymous sources at USAID who fear reprisals, means most staff will be fired, furloughed or furloughed.
The move is the latest blow to the architecture of U.S. foreign aid since Trump returned to the White House last month. Since his inauguration on January 20, the new administration has announced a sweeping freeze on foreign aid programs, causing chaos in the humanitarian sector and a financial crisis for organizations that rely on USAID funding. At the same time, most of the agency’s staff have been furloughed.
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