02 April 2025 01:31 AM IT The move through the efficiency of the Department of Government of Elon Musk fired all employees in USAID and abroad by September this year. The Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), led by Elon Musk, intends to close the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with all employees who have to be fired by September 2025, Reuters reports. The process of concluding USAID began in February, with workers placed on indefinite leave by the Trump administration on Friday as part of the cost-saving initiatives (AP), Congress was notified that almost all the USAID employees would be fired by September, and that its offices would be transferred abroad, and that some functions would be transferred to the government department. Also read: India asked the US Embassy for more information on USAID Funds: Mea The USAID Human Resources Office allegedly informed the local bureau in a conference call that more than 10,000 foreign workers who were rented would receive discharge notifications, which would be from August, 2025, who cited the anonymous officials. They also reported that notices will be sent to more than 600 US diplomats and numerous officials working abroad. Their work will be terminated by July to end all “programmatic work”. Also read: Who is Theodore Chuang? Judge arranges that Elon Musk’s Doge-led USAID closing was probably unconstitutional “it’s definitely the final closure,” a former senior USAID officials said, as quoted by Reuters. They added: “Every position eliminated; 100 percent of the agency is carried (reducing power) or will be.” In a summary reviewed by Reuters, USAID staff were also notified that no one would be retained and to “focus on things to make sure you got the right benefits.” Trump administration on USAID after US President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the agency was run by ‘radical left -wing fancy’, accusing them of carrying out fraud, Doge crashed on USAID offices and sent thousands of workers with indefinite administrative leave. Hundreds of contractors have been tackled, and more than 5,000 programs have ended, which disrupted global humanitarian efforts assisted by USAID funding and staff. USAID’s dismaling has already created obstacles, after the US sent teams to Myanmar to help the country after a deadly earthquake. The agency experienced problems due to fund cuts, termination of the contractor and delays in the acquisition of visas, amid the impending strike. Sarah Charles, who was the head of the agency’s humanitarian auxiliary bureau until February 2024, told Reuters that their ability to help were hindered by “a lot of internal confusion about the ability to respond and willingness to respond.”
Doge finalizes to shut down USAID, employees to be discharged by September 2025: Report
