Trump administration is expected to maintain less than 300 people at the United States agency for international development (USAID), dramatically reducing the agency’s workforce, according to several USAID sources.
The rest of the direct contractors will be on license from Friday (7) at midnight.
USAID has about 10,000 employees around the world, including thousands of contractors, many of which have been dismissed or fired.
These sources told CNN that 294 essential workers must maintain access. The rest will be turned off from USAID systems, including the email.
Three officers said to CNN that only one officer will be left in several missions.
“It’s the worst possible scenario, basically one person for each field mission and some DC people,” said a USAID officer abroad.
Another USAID officer said their mission abroad went from more than 20 foreign service officers to just one.
USAID’s leadership announced this week that “all employees hired directly by the agency will be placed on administrative license globally, except for the designated personnel responsible for mission critical functions, central leadership, and specially designated programs.”
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Source: CNN Brasil
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