USAID, Trump and inspector general

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The retaliatory firing of USAID’s inspector general is a travesty
If an independent oversight professional can be summarily fired for doing his or her job, there will be a permanent chilling effect on oversight agencies across the country.
Trump fires USAID's inspector general after his office released a report critical of the administration
Paul Martin's office put out a report Monday detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s push for drastic cuts at the agency.
Trump fires USAID’s top watchdog after reports of billions wasted on educating al Qaeda terrorist and drag shows
The watchdog’s office claimed the Trump administration’s push to dismantle USAID had crippled the agency’s ability to conduct oversight
USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency
The inspector general of the US Agency for International Development was fired on Tuesday, a day after his office released a report critical of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency,
Trump fires USAID inspector general who released report on impact of agency cuts
President Trump fired the USAID inspector general one day after he released a report detailing the impact of the administration's cuts to the agency.
Donald Trump Fires USAID Watchdog Who Issued Oversight Warning
The firing comes after the watchdog warned that the dismantling of USAID severely hindered oversight of $8.2 billion in aid.
US President Donald Trump fires USAID inspector general: Report
US President Donald Trump has fired Paul Martin, the independent inspector general for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), US media outlets reported on Wednesday (Feb 12). Martin's dismissal came a day after his office issued a report critical of the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the agency,
USAID employees detail harrowing exits from DR Congo amid violence as Trump administration dismantles agency
US Agency for International Development employees this week recounted the panic they experienced in the days after they were ...
USAID announces sweeping moves to sideline remaining staff
The move is the latest action in a jarring broadside against America’s foreign aid architecture that has followed President ...
What Does USAID Do? What We Know as Workers Asked Not to Return to Office
The Trump administration, with Elon Musk's support, has moved to shut down USAID, sparking questions about the agency's ...
Merging USAID into the State Department is a good idea being carried out badly
Placing the administration of development aid within a country’s foreign ministry is not some strange, grasping display of ...
How Rubio, once an avid USAID supporter, came to oversee its gutting
When Marco Rubio testified during his confirmation to become secretary of state, he said that one of the things that ...
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USAID Failed To Verify That Ukraine Aid Partners Weren’t Enabling Sex Trafficking
A foreign aid agency under scrutiny from President Donald Trump did not properly vet humanitarian groups it funded to prevent sexual abuse of Ukrainian war victims, a watchdog report says. A Thursday ...
USAID gutting hits Colorado as organizations, small businesses struggle to survive
The agency distributed more than $34 million in contracts contributing to Colorado’s economy in the past year.
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Trump Is Now Suggesting USAID Somehow Rigged the 2020 Election
Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was “stolen” from him has been roundly and thoroughly debunked. Ex–special counsel Jack ...