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…]
QED now Q2Impact goes to court over its OASIS+ bid rejection
Q2 Impact is not giving up on its fight for a chance to compete for a spot on the OASIS+ vehicle after the General Services Administration (GAO) rejected the company’s bid. See decision here. GSA based its decision on how Q2 is using banned communications equipment for a U.S. Agency for International Development contract. The company … [Read more…]
Fixing Impact: How Fixed Prices Can Scale Results-Based Procurement at USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) currently uses Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) as its de facto default funding and contracting model. Unfortunately, this model prioritizes administrative compliance over performance, hindering USAID’s development goals and U.S. efforts to counter renewed Great Power competition with Russia, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and other competitors. The U.S. … [Read more…]
PATH statement on US withdrawal from WHO
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…]
Trump Names Jason Gray as Acting Administrator of USAID
On January 20, 2025, President Trump announced that Jason Gray, the Chief Information Officer at USAID, will take on the role of acting administrator for the agency. According to the White House, he’ll handle these responsibilities “in an acting capacity until the position is officially filled.” MORE HERE
Trump signs executive order pausing foreign assistance for 3 months
President Trump on Monday signed an executive order suspending any new U.S. foreign development assistance for three months, and directed a review of foreign assistance programs to ensure they line up with his America First foreign policy. The order pausing funding follows an executive order directing the State Department to implement an “America First foreign … [Read more…]
Trump suspends US foreign assistance for 90 days pending reviews
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals. It was not immediately clear how much assistance would initially be affected by the Monday order as funding for many programs has already … [Read more…]
President Trump’s Executive Order: 90 days pause in US foreign aid…
Yesterday President Trump signed a 90-day pause in United States foreign development assistance for assessment of programmatic efficiencies and consistency with United States foreign policy. All department and agency heads with responsibility for United States foreign development assistance programs shall immediately pause new obligations and disbursements of development assistance funds to foreign countries and implementing … [Read more…]
Human trafficking rises sharply after dropping during pandemic, UN says
VIENNA, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Human trafficking has risen sharply due to conflicts, climate-induced disasters and global crises, according to a United Nations report published on Wednesday. In 2022, the latest year for which data is widely available, the number of known victims worldwide rose to 25% above 2019’s pre-pandemic levels, the United Nations Office … [Read more…]
GSA Unveils List of OASIS Plus Unrestricted Contract Awardees
The General Services Administration has released the list of 28 Phase 1 awardees under the unrestricted track of the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus, or OASIS+, contract program. GSA said Friday it issued notices to proceed, or NTPs, to OASIS+ Unrestricted contract awardees across six domains: technical and engineering, management and advisory, environmental, … [Read more…]