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Recruitment of USG Contract Specialists in Washington, DC: How For-Profit Implementers Are Manipulating the Market

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Is it truly so difficult to find skilled USG contracts administrators in Washington, DC? The demand for this position is exceptionally high, and top-tier professionals can command significant salaries. This scenario is largely shaped by the principles of supply and demand. However, some USAID implementers post job listings merely to assess market conditions, misleading candidates … [Read more…]

USAID will implement the revisions to 2 CFR early!

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USAID’s Early Implementation of 2024 Revisions to 2 CFR Guidance for USAID’s Early Implementation of 2024 Revisions to 2 CFR USAID Letter MORE – See IPN Portal for Assistance Post #16 communication from USAID’s Senior Procurement Executive regarding USAID’s Early Implementation of 2024 Revisions to 2 CFR. ALSO SEE BELOW August 8, 2024 Subject: USAID’s Early Implementation of … [Read more…]

Chemonics, a Company With a Record of Racially Discriminatory Hiring Practices?

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Chemonics International contracts with the U.S. Agency for International Development to support economic development projects around the globe in areas such as education, health care, and agriculture. In 2016, Chemonics International agreed to pay nearly $500,000 to settle a U.S. Department of Labor finding that the company denied jobs to qualified African-Americans. The DOL found … [Read more…]

USAID extended GHSC-PSM from November 29, 2024 to November 28, 2026

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Since 2016 after being awarded a $9.5 BILLION contract (the Global Health Supply Chain – Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM), Contract No. AID-OAA-I-15-00004), Chemonics has led USAID’s global health supply chain efforts. USAID has extended GHSC-PSM’s period of performance (PoP) from November 29, 2024 to November 28, 2026 and increase the level of effort (LOE) … [Read more…]

Project 2025 and USAID

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One possible indication of what a second Trump administration might look like is Project 2025, a transition plan spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation, a prominent conservative think tank in Washington, DC. The 922-page doorstopper is essentially a how-to guide for a right-wing model of governance, proposing a dramatic overhaul of the federal government with plans … [Read more…]

USAID Contractor Resigns After Presentation on Maternal & Child Mortality in Gaza Canceled

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In a broadcast exclusive, Democracy Now! speaks with Alex Smith, a former contractor with the U.S. Agency for International Development who resigned in protest over the Biden’s administration’s support for the war on Gaza. Smith worked as a senior adviser on gender, maternal health, child health and nutrition at USAID until last week, when he … [Read more…]