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New disclosures reveal how DOGE actually worked

April 14, 2026 by admin Leave a Comment

Depositions offer insight into what Elon Musk’s group was up to. Members describe a club-like atmosphere in which they pushed for grant and contract cancellations across the government with little oversight. Members of the U.S. DOGE Service spoke regularly over Signal, the encrypted chat service that can auto-delete messages. They were informally recruited by people … [Read more…]

Posted in: Dismantling of USAID Tagged: DOGE, usaid

The Trump Administration Is Ending Aid That It Says Saves Lives

February 26, 2026 by admin

The State Department will let lifesaving projects expire because “there is no strong nexus between the humanitarian response and U.S. national interests,” according to an internal email. A year after the Trump administration began the dismantlement of USAID, it is initiating a new round of significant cuts to foreign assistance. This time, programs that survived … [Read more…]

Posted in: Dismantling of USAID Tagged: usaid

PEPFAR Direct Action in DC: Release the Data. Release the Funds.

February 26, 2026 by admin Leave a Comment

Start: Thursday, March 05, 2026•05:00 AM Location: (Corner of E 14th St and 4th Ave) • 145 Fourth Ave, New York, NY 10035 US Host Contact Info: Please contact Ahmed Mohamed at [email protected] with any questions. This civil disobedience action calls on Congress and the Administration to protect the integrity, transparency, and effectiveness of PEPFAR … [Read more…]

Posted in: Events Tagged: usaid

USAID Update on Audit Requirements for Terminated Awards

February 20, 2026 by admin Leave a Comment

FROM USAID February 18, 2026 Dear USAID Contractor/Recipient, The Agency’s Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO) has approved a class deviation to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), revising the audit threshold applicable to termination settlement proposals (TSPs) for certain contracts terminated in response to Executive Order 14169, Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid or Executive Order … [Read more…]

Posted in: Dismantling of USAID Tagged: usaid

WEBINAR – Processing the Impact: Navigating Change and Loss as a USAID FSN

May 13, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

📢 Dedicated webinar for USAID FSNs 📢 Please join us for a 60 minute webinar, “Navigating Change and Loss” 📅 Wednesday, May 14🕗 8:00 – 9:00am EDT📋 Registration link: https://lnkd.in/eXNXwuQg During this session, we will explore:❤️‍🩹 common experiences and emotions that arise during times of transition🛠️ practical strategies for coping with uncertainty, processing feelings of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Webinars Tagged: FSN, usaid

There’s a growing call for USAID Acting Deputy Administrator Peter Marocco to either resign or be replaced

March 10, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: Lawsuits Against Trump Administration Tagged: Pete Marocco, peter marocco, TRUMP, usaid

As ‘Layoff Anxiety’ Rises, Here’s How to Safeguard Your Finances

February 22, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

U.S. workers are starting off the year feeling pretty glum about their job security. Perhaps it’s because waves of layoffs at Meta and across the federal government have been dominating headlines in recent weeks. The release of the second season of the dystopian workplace drama Severance may also be contributing to the fear of getting … [Read more…]

Posted in: Job Search, News Tagged: Layoff anxiety, usaid

OIG AUDIT REPORT – Oversight of USAID-Funded Humanitarian Assistance Programming Impacted by Staffing Reductions and Pause on Foreign Assistance

February 11, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

On January 24, 2025, the Secretary of State ordered a pause in all new obligations of foreignassistance funding pending an 85-day review of United States foreign assistance programs.1 TheSecretary additionally ordered contracting and grant officers to issue stop-work orders for allexisting foreign assistance awards.2 As such, all USAID programs were suspended, includingthose with funds already … [Read more…]

Posted in: Audit, News Tagged: MUSK, usaid

No, 90 Percent of Aid Is Not Skimmed Off Before Reaching Target Communities

February 4, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

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…]

Posted in: News Tagged: ELON MUSK, TRUMP, usaid

Rubio Tells Congress That USAID May Be Abolished After Review

February 4, 2025 by admin Leave a Comment

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress that the US Agency for International Development may be subsumed into the State Department and abolished as a separate agency once his team completes a review of its practices, according to a letter seen by Bloomberg News. Current foreign assistance processes “do not substantially benefit the American people,” … [Read more…]

Posted in: News Tagged: Can Trump and musk abolish USAID? no, rubio acting director of USAID, US foreign aid, usaid, USAID 101
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  • New disclosures reveal how DOGE actually worked

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