A federal judge has nixed a request by the Trump administration to stay discovery in, and quickly move forward with, an ongoing lawsuit over cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In the underlying litigation, over two dozen pseudonymous current and former employees or contractors with USAID sued Elon Musk, arguing his then-position … [Read more…]
The destruction of the civil service can destroy democracy, too. Kathleen Walters was only 23 days away from qualifying for early retirement at the IRS when she decided to quit, rather than acquiesce to a Trump-administration request that she break the law and compromise millions of people’s privacy. She’s one of hundreds of thousands of … [Read more…]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — Stephani Cherkaoui has a pot of Moroccan tea on the kitchen stove in her townhome, half an hour outside Washington, D.C. Her kids’ artwork — her “favorite collection” — adorns the walls. Her cat, Dublin, settles himself on a kitchen chair. Over the past five months, Cherkaoui has had time to … [Read more…]
The budget cuts implemented by the administration of Donald Trump, the President of the United States, are having a devastating impact on employment within international organizations. The most striking example is that of UNAIDS. Its headquarters in Geneva will see its workforce reduced from 127 to just 19 employees. According to the ‘Tribune de Genève’, … [Read more…]
The U.S. Department of State is preparing to cut its workforce by 2,000 employees as soon as Friday, three sources familiar with the planning told NBC News. The downsizing would include hundreds of foreign service officers, four sources confirmed. The State Department submitted a plan to Congress for a large-scale overhaul of the diplomatic agency … [Read more…]
Pete Marocco, who was instrumental in the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), departed from the State department back in April. At the time, insiders speculated that he was ‘pushed out.’ Since then, there’s been radio silence from Pete Marocco. He has seemingly vanished.
Some employees may be eligible for eight more weeks of pay Mass exodus could cause chaos as agency winds down, officials say. The US Agency for International Development is offering some soon-to-be laid off workers two months of extra pay not to quit, as agency officials fret over potential fallout from workers leaving early, according … [Read more…]
Many people take jobs in the federal government – or with organizations that receive government funding – because want their work to create positive social impact. Many such workers have been laid off from government, nonprofit, academic and private sector positions this year due to federal firings, frozen budgets and contract terminations. This has created … [Read more…]
Organizations like Save the Children, IREX, Chemonics, FHI 360, Population Services International, DAI Global, Abt Global, and the American Institutes for Research (AIR), all share a common thread: they used to work closely with USAID to support foreign aid by executing USAID-funded projects around the globe. With the sudden dismantling of USAID, these companies have … [Read more…]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was illegal. The institute’s acting president, George Moose, entered the organization’s headquarters with private security and the institute’s outside attorney … [Read more…]