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USAID Employees Ordered To ‘Shred’ Classified Records

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An official at the US Agency for International Development has ordered employees to shred a large volume of records, according to a court filing on Tuesday by government employee unions asking a judge to block the move. In a motion filed in Washington, DC, federal court, the unions cited an email from USAID’s acting executive … Read more

USAID Workers Say Goodbye To Headquarters As Trump Cuts Foreign Aid

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USAID employee Caitlin Harwood gestures as she hugs her cousin after laid-off USAID workers cleared out their desks.

US Agency for International Development workers were allowed to briefly reenter the headquarters in Washington on Thursday to collect their personal belongings and clear out their desks, a day after President Donald Trump’s administration said it was cutting more than 90% of the agency’s aid contracts. Trump ordered a 90-day pause on all foreign aid … Read more