All but two of the programs awarded under the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor would be cut, affecting nearly $1.3bn in grants. The US state department has been advised to terminate grants to nearly all remaining programs awarded under the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), which would effectively end the … [Read more…]
Transition of Management of Active USAID Awards to the Department of State
EMAIL FROM USAID… June 27, 2025 Dear USAID Partners, We are writing to inform you that, effective July 1, 2025, management of all active USAID awards will transition to the Department of State for continued oversight. As a part of this transition: We are committed to ensuring an orderly transition to our colleagues at the … [Read more…]
State Department prepares to cut 2,000 employees as soon as Friday, sources say
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…]
Jami J. Rodgers, the Senior Procurement Executive and Director of the Office of Acquisition and Assistance (OAA) at USAID, is departing
Here’s the message he shared on his LinkedIn page: After over 22 years of public service spanning US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and USAID I’m pausing my federal journey. Each time I took the oath of office (six times!) I reaffirmed a commitment … [Read more…]
What happened to Pete Marocco? The former Trump official who oversaw shutting down USAID and then resigned for his ‘next mission.’
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.
The U.S. bought $12 million in aid for poor nations. Under Trump, it may be destroyed.
Aid organizations have been in talks about taking control of the contraceptives and HIV prevention medication, but those negotiations have stalled amid shifting directives from the government, a Post examination found. More than $12 million worth of contraceptives and HIV-prevention medications purchased by the U.S. government as aid for developing countries under programs thathavesince been … [Read more…]
Trump may soon destroy millions of HIV-prevention materials… unless he sells them first
Staffers have allegedly been told to trash the USAID drugs if they can’t sell them for a profit. Staffers at the remnants of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the foreign aid agency dismantled at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, have been instructed to destroy AIDS/HIV drugs and other life-saving … [Read more…]
USAID offers staff in Kenya, other countries bonuses ahead of mass layoffs
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing two months of additional compensation to some soon-to-be laid-off employees to prevent them from quitting early. MORE
USAID Offers Workers Bonuses to Stay Until They’re Laid Off
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…]
Career Advice For Unemployed Social Impact Workers Hit By Federal Cuts
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…]