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Trump admin slashes USAID’s 10,000-people workforce to less than 300: reports
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2:11Now PlayingThe Trump administration cut the US Agency for International Development’s workforce to the bone Thursday, reducing the embattled agency’s global staff from 10,000 people down to less than 300. NY Post video writer Brian Faas shares this story.
The massive reduction, reported by the New York Times and Reuters, comes one day after USAID announced on its website that it would recall all foreign-based personnel and place all staffers except those deemed responsible for “mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs” on administrative leave by late Friday night.
USAID, which the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has targeted as a prime example of taxpayer-funded waste, will only retain a combined 294 staffers in Washington and its worldwide outposts, including 12 employees in its Africa bureau and eight in its Asia bureau, according to Reuters.
The small group of remaining employees includes individuals who specialize in health and humanitarian assistance, according to the New York Times.
USAID officials were also informed Thursday that roughly 800 awards and contracts administered through the agency were being terminated, the outlet reported.
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