On Thursday night, President Donald Trump shared a music video on Truth Social. In it, an AI-generated Russ Vought—Trump’s director of the Office of Management and Budget and a Project 2025 mastermind—is the grim reaper, carrying a scythe along a hallway lined with portraits of Democratic leaders. Vought, the video’s soundtrack explains, “wields the pen, … [Read more…]
USAID Terminated Awards Staffing Assignments Completed
FROM USAID… September 26, 2025 Dear USAID Implementing Partners (IPs), As a follow-on from our last Industry Liaison guidance “USAID Terminated Awards Staffing Assignments” on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, we wanted to provide an update on your organization’s point of contact (POC). As of Friday, September 19, 2025, all USAID terminated awards have been assigned … [Read more…]
Rubio hands off USAID closeout to OMB Director Vought
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday he was handing off the reins of USAID to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought to “oversee the closeout” of the embattled agency. In addition to his new role shepherding USAID through its final wind down, Vought already serves as the president’s budget chief and helms … [Read more…]
Brussels Protests Erupt Over Trump Plan to Destroy $9.7M USAID Contraceptives
Women’s rights activists in Brussels protested against Donald Trump’s administration plan to destroy $9.7M worth of USAID contraceptives stuck in Belgium. Supplies meant for Tanzania could have prevented 362,000 unwanted pregnancies and saved 700+ women’s lives. MORE
In Boko Haram’s birthplace, USAID’s collapse threatens a school for victims of extremism
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Israel Peter was 6 years old when Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacked his village in northeastern Nigeria and his family fled. Eight years later, he still hasn’t returned to school. A rare opportunity to change that disappeared this year, when a nonprofit offering free education to Boko Haram victims rejected Peter’s … [Read more…]
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Job Hopping Is Out, Job Hugging Is In for Fearful Workers
More Americans are clinging to their jobs, even if they’re unhappy, because of economic uncertainty—a phenomenon is known as “job hugging.” The shift poses a challenge for managers, who can typically count on many disengaged workers to leave voluntarily, writes Callum Borchers. U.S. workers’ confidence in finding new jobs has hit a record low in … [Read more…]
Protesters demand release of HIV funds ‘illegally’ withheld by Trump
As Congress reconvened on Tuesday, activists gathered near the White House to protest against cuts to global HIV funding, calling attention to funds they say are being withheld illegally by the Trump administration despite being appropriated by Congress. The end of the fiscal year 2025 is 30 September, which means the majority of the withheld … [Read more…]
FAR Overhaul New Model Deviation Text for Parts 7, 24, and 44
New FAR Council Model Deviation Text Now Available. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has released new model deviation text as part of the ongoing Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Initiative, in accordance with Executive Order 14275 and OMB Memorandum M-25-26. The following RFO updates were posted on September 4, 2025: This release is part of a … [Read more…]
USAID Operations Post-September 2, 2025
Dear USAID Implementing Partners (IPs), We are writing to provide an update on terminations and closeouts to decommission USAID operations. On July 1, 2025, all active USAID awards were transitioned to the Department of State (DOS). If you have any questions on your active awards, please contact your cognizant point of contact at DOS. A … [Read more…]