This week’s takeover of USAID stoked concerns for the job security of skilled scientists, attorneys, and other experts across the government as President Donald Trump moves to shrink the federal workforce.
Staffers at the US Agency for International Development, who are the government’s most highly educated, were unable to enter headquarters Monday following Trump’s moves to effectively shut down the agency that fights starvation, epidemics, and poverty. In addition, five USAID implementing partners furloughed more than 1,800 contracting staff in recent days, while others had their hours severely cut, according to an aid official who was granted anonymity to speak freely.
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