Coverage dated February 6, 2025

Trump administration to lay off nearly all of US aid agency’s staff

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The Trump administration will reduce the number of USAID workers from more than 10,000 to about 290 positions, three people with knowledge of the plans said.

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  1. The Republic

    Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say (opens The Republic)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, leaving fewer than 300 workers out of thousands.

  2. New York Post

    Trump admin slashes USAID’s 10,000-people workforce to less than 300: reports (opens New York Post)

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    The Trump administration cut the US Agency for International Development’s workforce to the bone Thursday, reducing the embattled agency’s global staff from 10,000 people down to less than 300.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Trump administration to lay off nearly all of US aid agency’s staff (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Trump administration will reduce the number of USAID workers from more than 10,000 to about 290 positions, three people with knowledge of the plans said.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Trump administration plans to slash all but a fraction of USAID jobs, officials say - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, leaving fewer than 300 workers out of thousands.

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