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The headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development was closed weeks ago. Now, those who worked there are being allowed to return briefly to pick up their things.
Goats and Soda Dozens of USAID contracts were canceled last weekend. Here's what happened April 11, 2025 • The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." ...
NYU Professor Aaron Brown criticized a UCLA study claiming that cuts to USAID could lead to 14 million additional deaths by ...
Dozens of USAID contracts were canceled last weekend. Here's what happened By Melody Schreiber Published April 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM EDT Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images ...
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LARSON: USAID has sponsored awards at these competitions for more than a decade, including a cash prize for an international science fair, giving away more than $300,000 over the last decade.
NPR interviewed four former high level officials within USAID, including previous heads of the agency during both Democratic and Republican administrations, to reflect on this milestone event ...
Pete Marocco (center), who served as deputy administrator for USAID in the new Trump administration until last week, arrives at Capitol Hill on March 5 to meet with members of Congress to discuss ...
USAID is "enduring an unlawful shutdown, purge, and dismantling," wrote Dr. Atul Gawande, former assistant administrator for global health at USAID, in a post on Bluesky on Sunday.
USAID terminates nearly all its remaining employees By Fatma Tanis Published March 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM EDT Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images ...
USAID is "enduring an unlawful shutdown, purge, and dismantling," wrote Dr. Atul Gawande, former assistant administrator for global health at USAID, in a post on Bluesky on Sunday.