The funds were approved by Congress, and under the Impoundment Control Act, the president doesn’t have the authority to refuse their disbursement. There are ways to conduct audits without jeopardizing the many Americans involved in these projects. In the U.S. alone, a whole section of work, including those employed by USAID, represents a significant workforce. … [Read more…]
Memo offers further guidance to ‘stop-work’ directive and how to achieve Trump’s America first policy (see below) ———————— Date/DTG:Jan 24, 2025 / 241600Z JAN 25From:SECSTATE WASHDC Action: ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE Immediate E.O: 13526 TAGS: PREL, AID, EAID Subject: Executive Order on Review of Foreign Assistance Programs 1. (U) Consistent with the President’s … [Read more…]
House Democrats urged President Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lift the foreign assistance freeze mandated by an executive order from earlier this week, cutting off most U.S-funded foreign development projects around the world. The Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), the ranking … [Read more…]
The Trump administration is imposing a 90-day suspension on foreign aid projects, with a few exceptions for countries like Israel and Egypt. Many USG implementers have already started receiving stop work orders, and more could be facing termination notices if their projects don’t align with the administration’s agenda. It’s important to remember that these projects … [Read more…]
Trump on Friday signed an executive order reinstating the policy. The president on Friday issued an executive order revoking former President Joe Biden’s 2021 directive that had axed the decades-old policy. The policy forbids using taxpayer dollars to fund nongovernmental organizations that perform or promote coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization. HERE IS THE FULL EXECUTIVE ORDER … [Read more…]
Notice on Implementation of Executive Order Dear USAID Contracting and Agreement Officers and Implementing Partners, USAID is taking prompt action to comply with the President’s Executive Order on Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, the rescission of Executive Order 14035 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce, and additional direction … [Read more…]
On January 22, 2025, GSA’s Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian issued the attached memorandum to contractors regarding intent to suspend enforcement of contractual DEI terms in existing agreements. The full text of the memorandum is below. Contractor Notice re Implementation of Executive Order
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued a widely expected executive order (EO), Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, targeting affirmative action and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the federal government. The EO revokes multiple labor-related executive orders promoting affirmative action and other DEI policies, including EO 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity (September … [Read more…]
Project 2025: Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise is 922 pages of governing proposals from the Heritage Foundation, with ideas for multiple departments. From the recent executive orders it seems like parts of Project 2025 are already or in the process of being implemented. They have a 30 page section on the US Agency for … [Read more…]
The World Health Organization (WHO) plays a critical role in keeping Americans and the world safe from deadly diseases and health threats. We urge the Trump Administration to reconsider its position on US withdrawal from WHO. At a time when we are facing multiple health crises—including mpox, cholera, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR)—a strong and effective … [Read more…]