Ranking Member Gregory Meeks: “Rubio’s unlawful termination of the @PayneFellowship—USAID’s competitive, merit-based pipeline for top talent—undermines the govt’s ability to recruit top talent. Congress authorized the program in the national interest. Hastily ending it is self-sabotage.”
Trump says ‘male circumcision in Mozambique’ is a ‘scam.’ What’s the program about?
In his joint address to Congress on Tuesday, President Trump took a jab at a number of foreign aid programs. “Just listen to some of the appalling waste,” he said and then rattled off a list of examples, including: “$10 million for male circumcision in Mozambique.” He’s referring to one country but USAID — the … [Read more…]
USAID – Special Notice to All Foreign Assistance Recipients
On March 10, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, in cases titled AIDS Vaccine Coalition v. U.S. Department of State and Global Health Council v. Trump, granted in part a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Office of Management and Budget … [Read more…]
Trump administration considering criminal referrals in USAID fight
The Trump administration is signaling it may bring criminal referrals against employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) or grantee recipients over allegations of misuse of foreign assistance, which would mark an extraordinary next step in the administration’s push to gut the agency. Peter Marocco, who is serving as acting deputy administrator for … [Read more…]
PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT: Audits of the Disposition of Assets for Terminated USAID Awards
Assets still in-country without active U.S. control are at risk of looting, terrorism, or being seized by other parties, making it crucial to address their status and management promptly. To understand the status of these assets and help inform the agency’s decisions about next steps, the Office of Inspector General is initiating work examining the … [Read more…]
USAid employees told to destroy classified documents, email shows
Officials at the US Agency for International Development (USAid) have begun a large-scale destruction of classified documents at their headquarters in the Ronald Reagan building in Washington DC including with shredders and using “burn bags”, according to an internal email seen by the Guardian. The email, sent by the acting USAid secretary, Erica Y Carr, … [Read more…]
There’s a growing call for USAID Acting Deputy Administrator Peter Marocco to either resign or be replaced
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), issued the following statement after United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator … [Read more…]
The USAID and the State Department are currently in a state of disarray, with leadership seemingly at a loss…USAID reinstates contracts for Georgia company that helps feed malnourished kids…
after Elon Musks responds to CNN reporting.. Washington CNN — The CEO of a plant in Georgia that makes a special peanut butter paste for severely malnourished children around the world told CNN that his company’s contracts with the US Agency for International Development that had been abruptly canceled last week were all reinstated late … [Read more…]
Nick Enrich, the acting Assistant Administrator of USAID, has been placed on administrative leave…
…following the release of a memo in which he outlined how political appointees have “entirely obstructed” staff efforts to sustain life-saving aid The memo, by Nicholas Enrich, the acting assistant administrator for global health, contradicts claims by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that a functioning system is in place for exempting lifesaving assistance from the … [Read more…]