A viral claim, spread and amplified by Elon Musk, suggests that only 10 percent of USAID money reaches its intended beneficiaries. This is a wildly incorrect and misleading interpretation of a different statistic—that 10 percent of USAID payments are made directly to organizations in the developing world. The remaining 90 percent includes all the goods … [Read more…]
Robert Nichols, an attorney representing contractors and NGOs involved in foreign aid programs, is gearing up to file a lawsuit this week. He claims that the sudden stop-work orders breach the Administrative Procedures Act, which forbids arbitrary actions by agencies.
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Several federal websites have gone dark in recent days, including USAID’s. Peter Marocco is now overseeing the re-organization of USAID alongside Musk’s DOGE office. Can the Trump administration really dismantle USAID without a peep from Congress? The short answer is no. USAID came into existence on September 4, 1961, when Congress passed the Foreign Assistance … [Read more…]
Protest at the Capitol on Wednesday (Feb 5) at 11:30 – Organized by retired and former USAID and State Dpt staff, implementing partners, and friends to protest at the Capitol on Wednesday (Feb 5) at 11:30 am. Meet at Upper Senate Park, Constitution and Delaware Ave NE. Goal – Highlight the devastating impact of the … [Read more…]
Dear USAID Implementing Partners, In accordance with the President’s Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, OMB Memorandum M-25-13 (“Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs”), direction from the Department of State, and the previously issued Notice on Implementation of Executive Order on Reevaluating and Realigning United States … [Read more…]
A coalition of organizations filed a Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to block the White House Office of Management and Budget from pausing all agency grants and loans, as revealed in a memo issued January 27, 2025. Plaintiffs, represented in the legal challenge by Democracy Forward, include … [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…]