More than 2,000 employees from the United States Organization for International Development (USAID) have been fired, but thousands more have been reported to have been placed on “managed leave.”
Staff received a notification notifying them “as of 11:59pm on Sunday, February 23, 2025.”Placement According to the Associated Press (AP), “Mission-Critical Functional Responsibility,” “Core Leadership Responsibility,” and “AP), “except for employees, “global administrative leave.”
Employees were also notified that USAID is “initiating a cut in its power to eliminate 2,000 US-based jobs,” but according to the outlet, this was reportedly affecting the work later. The change was made to 1,600 employees on another notice.
Layoffs of thousands of employees from USAID resulted in a Trump-appointed judge saying that the Trump administration will “place thousands of workers on leave to consider US-supported foreign aid.” After deciding that they think it is necessary, they Allowed To do that, according to ABC News.
“As of 11:59pm EST on Sunday, February 23, 2025, all USAIDs except for designated personnel responsible for mission-critical features, core leadership and/or specially designated programs. Direct Employers will be placed on administrative leave. Globally,” read the notification sent to employees.
Notifications on their website I'll read:
As of 11:59pm EST on Sunday, February 23, 2025, all USAID direct except for designated personnel responsible for mission-critical features, core leadership and/or specially designated programs. Employment personnel will be placed on administrative leave worldwide.
At the same time, USAID is beginning to implement force reductions affecting approximately 1,600 USAID staff with US working stations.
Affected individuals will receive certain notices on February 23, 2025, and receive further instructions and information regarding their interests and rights.
Designated required personnel expected to continue work will be notified by agency leadership by 5pm on February 23, 2025.
For overseas personnel, USAID is intended for voluntary agency-funded return travel programs and other benefits. USAID is committed to keeping personnel overseas safe. Until they return home, the person in charge will retain access to agency systems, diplomacy and other resources.
Next week we will provide details on how to retrieve personal items from previous USAID workspaces and return government-issued devices.
Additional guidance is approaching, and all future updates/notices will continue to be communicated through the official USAID channel and posted to USAID.gov for those who do not have access to the USAID system.
On Friday, US District Judge Carl Nichols ruled that “two unions representing thousands of foreign service officers have failed to show how changes in personnel change in USAID.” did. Added According to ABC News, if the Trump administration feels it is necessary to place workers on administrative leave, they can.
“Interrance in this 'pencil' approach will prevent the agency from auditing USAID's operations in the way necessary to ensure that it is acting on national (and possibly global) interests, according to the government, according to the government, preventing it from auditing USAID's operations in the manner necessary to ensure that the agency is acting on national (and perhaps global) interests, according to the government. “I'll do that,” Nichols wrote.
The ruling from Nicholas came after he previously issued a temporary bloc to the Trump administration.
