Several federal websites have gone dark in recent days, including USAID’s.
Peter Marocco is now overseeing the re-organization of USAID alongside Musk’s DOGE office.
Can the Trump administration really dismantle USAID without a peep from Congress? The short answer is no. USAID came into existence on September 4, 1961, when Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act, which revamped U.S. foreign aid programs and called for a dedicated agency to oversee economic assistance. This led to the establishment of USAID through an executive order from President John F. Kennedy, who aimed to consolidate various foreign aid organizations and programs under one roof.
In the meantine, Elon Musk calls USAID a ‘criminal organization’ that should ‘die’ – Read more here.