Most United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees around the world will be placed on administrative leave, the agency said Tuesday, amid reports that its overseas missions ...

USAID employees stationed overseas are struggling to navigate the sudden upheaval, having received little clear information ...

USAID’s workforce totals more than 10,000 direct hires and a type of contractor known as personal services contractors, the research service said in a January report. Around two-thirds of staff ...

A lot of Americans have probably never heard of USAID—the agency, which has been around for over 60 years, provides humanitarian assistance to nations all across the world experiencing crisis ...

USAID has more than 10,000 employees, with about two-thirds serving overseas, according to a Congressional Research Service report. The agency maintains more than 60 country and regional missions.

Inset: the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) logo is seen. Billionaire Elon Musk speaks at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, D.C., on January 20.

About 10,000 USAID employees, excluding essential personnel, were notified Tuesday that they will be placed on administrative leave at the end of Friday. So continues Trump's sledgehammer method ...

Since coming into power, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has barraged USAID, the international aid agency that dispenses food and supplies to nations all over the world.

So far, the Trump administration has put a block on foreign aid, closed USAID's Washington headquarters and announced that many employees around the world will be placed on administrative leave.

Additionally, USAID headquarters and annex offices in the Washington, DC, area will remain closed the remainder of the week, according to an email sent to staff Tuesday and obtained by CNN.

White screen, black text, USAID logo, and a message that states nearly all USAID direct hires will be placed on administrative leave on Friday, Feb. 7. “All USAID direct hire personnel will be ...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed that USAID funded 6,200 journalists, 707 non-state media outlets, and 279 media-focused NGOs in more than 30 countries in 2023. The 2025 US foreign aid ...