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The State Department is taking over programs previously run by the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as ...
But now, a group of former USAID staff has come together to connect big donors with cost-effective projects like this, which desperately need cash to carry out operations already in the pipeline.
USAID Official: When I came to work for USAID, it was the first time that I felt really, truly proud. What we were doing was the best of American generosity, the best of who the American people are.
So, he and other laid-off USAID workers decided to do something. They began vetting projects being carried out by USAID partner organizations, which had abruptly lost their funding earlier this year.
Feb. 7, 2025 — Hannah sits at home in Arlington today waiting for her furlough with USAID to begin at 11:59 pm tonight. It was on Friday, Jan. 24 that she first learned through a leaked memo ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered U.S. embassies around the world to move ahead with a directive to fire all remaining staffers with the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The House passed the rescissions package as Republicans in Congress decide to stand by Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s unlawful cuts to lifesaving foreign aid.
Former USAID official, three contractors plead guilty in $550M bribery scheme Their decades-long conspiracy involved rigged contracts, NBA tickets, mortgage payments, securities fraud and cash.
Barrick Gold has been in conflict with Mali's military rulers over alleged unpaid taxes and unfair contracts with past governments. The dispute culminated in an arrest warrant in December for ...