Assets still in-country without active U.S. control are at risk of looting, terrorism, or being seized by other parties, making it crucial to address their status and management promptly. To understand the status of these assets and help inform the agency’s decisions about next steps, the Office of Inspector General is initiating work examining the … [Read more…]
Officials at the US Agency for International Development (USAid) have begun a large-scale destruction of classified documents at their headquarters in the Ronald Reagan building in Washington DC including with shredders and using “burn bags”, according to an internal email seen by the Guardian. The email, sent by the acting USAid secretary, Erica Y Carr, … [Read more…]
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), issued the following statement after United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator … [Read more…]
after Elon Musks responds to CNN reporting.. Washington CNN — The CEO of a plant in Georgia that makes a special peanut butter paste for severely malnourished children around the world told CNN that his company’s contracts with the US Agency for International Development that had been abruptly canceled last week were all reinstated late … [Read more…]
…following the release of a memo in which he outlined how political appointees have “entirely obstructed” staff efforts to sustain life-saving aid The memo, by Nicholas Enrich, the acting assistant administrator for global health, contradicts claims by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that a functioning system is in place for exempting lifesaving assistance from the … [Read more…]
There’s been an underlying tension throughout the five week DOGE effort to suffocate USAID (and with it, millions of people around the world). After Trump halted foreign assistance, Republicans spoke up, often quietly; but John Cornyn did so publicly in a hearing, Jerry Moran did so as well (in part to support Kansas Ag markets), … [Read more…]
Benjamin Black, a son of the private equity mogul Leon Black and likely head of the International Development Finance Corporation, wants a piece of U.S.A.I.D.’s funding to invest in “pro-market” projects overseas. MORE
The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts without the careful review it described in court. MORE
Two reports showing dire impacts on Africa and Gaza have not been released in fear of Trump’s wrath, official says The watchdog for the U.S. Agency for International Development has yet to release two critical reports onthe consequences of President Donald Trump’s funding freeze oncrucial services in Africa and the Middle East, amid fears of … [Read more…]