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Potential shortcomings in USAID–State Department merger plan raise concerns
The inspector general found that the new hiring numbers aren’t based on any workforce strategy, the realignment ...
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Former USAID official on possible agency merger, funding cutbacks: "It's not an overhaul. It's a destruction."
Former USAID Global Health director Dr. Atul Gawande criticized the Trump administration's plan to merge the United States Agency for International Development into the State Department and the ...
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State Department will absorb remaining USAID programming as independent agency is dismantled
FIRST ON FOX: The State ... amid concerns that USAID did not advance U.S. core interests. Now, the State Department is poised to officially take on USAID programs as part of a merger that aims ...
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USAID to merge with State Department in 'apocalyptic' shakeup; Rubio now acting director
3 (UPI) --U.S. Secretary of State ... issues immediate pause for nearly all U.S. foreign aid Marco Rubio warns Panama president that current status of canal 'unacceptable' "Dismantling USAID ...
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Almost all USAID workers across the globe placed on leave as Trump moves to gut agency
Extensions for their return to the United States will be considered "based on personal or family hardship, mobility or safety concerns ... and merge it into the State Department. USAID's ...
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Don’t eliminate USAID — fold it into State to maximize resources
As part of those reforms, the Trump administration appears to be moving toward a merger of USAID with the State Department to ensure the very best in policy alignment. The details here matter ...
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Trump plans USAID-State Department merger; Musk to lead overhaul
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump is considering merging the U.S. Agency for International Development with the State ... concerns on property. The row between DOGE staff and USAID triggered ...
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How to Successfully Merge USAID and the Department of State
Looking ahead, several key issues to consider are ... The Trump administration views the potential merger of USAID into the Department of State as a critical measure that will meet its stated ...
State Department refugee office to assume USAID's disaster aid role, says cable
The State Department office that handles refugee issues will lead the U.S. response to overseas disasters, according an ...
USAID tells employees to stay home hours after Elon Musk said it was going to be shut down
Other areas of spending included $4.1 billion for healthcare issues and $3.1 billion ... on Sunday that only Congress could ...
Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous people around the world
A leader in an Indigenous rights group, Vasquez said such efforts were long supported by financial assistance from the U.S.
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USAID set to merge with State Department on July 1
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Agency for International Development will be merged into the State Department by July 1 and “substantially all” of the aid agency’s remaining personnel will be fired ...