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Senior USAID official directs remaining staff to shred, burn all documents: Report
Washington, DC, March 12: A senior official at USAID directed the agency's remaining staff to be present at the agency's now-former headquarters in Washington on Tuesday for an "all day" group effort to destroy documents that are present there, many of which include sensitive information, a report by Politico stated.
Over 1,600 USAID employees fired amid Trump administration reshuffling
Washington, Feb 24: The Donald Trump administration has announced the dismissal of over 1,600 employees from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with additional staff placed on paid administrative leave.
Trump appoints Rubio as acting director of USAID after humanitarian agency taken over by State Department
Washington, DC, February 4: US president Donald Trump appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department.