"Dear [Employee], this letter is to inform you of a change in your employment status with United State Institute of Peace (sic)," reads a copy of an email sent to one terminated employee and obtained by CBS News. "Effective March 28, 2025, your employment with us will conclude."

The Trump administration summarily fired the staff of the U.S. Institute of Peace late Friday night, less than two weeks after forcibly removing the congressionally funded organization’s president and installing in his place an agent of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service aimed at cutting the size of government.

Employees at the United States Institute of Peace received termination letters Friday evening as the Trump administration continues to reimagine the role of the US abroad and dramatically dismantle key parts of the federal government through the Department of Government Efficiency.