The USAID spokesperson denied this was underway. How Washington handles changes to USAID also has ramifications for other parts of the federal government, which Trump wants to shrink.
The official was then promptly placed on administrative leave — according to emails obtained by The Washington Post ... employee and labor relations at USAID, referring to the budget-slashing ...
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters ... legal authorities that Trump could use to issue an executive order to end USAID's independence and that he could sign such a directive as soon as Friday night ...
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters ... who work in the U.S. including at USAID's offices, comes after the administration put on leave about 60 career officials at USAID on Monday in a move that ...