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USAID places staff on leave, recalls personnel overseas
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has ordered nearly all directly hired staff of the US Agency for ...
USAID Controversy Live Updates: Nearly All Of USAID’s 10,000 Global Staffers To Be Placed On Leave
Nearly all of USAID’s global workforce will be placed on administrative leave starting Friday, according to a notice on the ...
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US aid agency places global staff on leave as part of Trump's purge
The US government's giant humanitarian agency USAID on Tuesday announced it was placing its staff in the United States and around the world on administrative leave as it moved to recall employees from ...
Elon Musk tightens grip on federal government as Democrats raise alarms
Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump's blessing ...
Advocates decry expected executive order from Trump to gut Department of Education
The anticipated order would achieve a campaign promise Trump made during the 2024 campaign. President Donald Trump and White ...
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SpaceX launches 2 Maxar Earth-observing satellites to orbit (video, photos)
As that description notes, the WorldView Legion spacecraft are capable of resolving features as small as 12 inches (30 ...
Meet the young team of software engineers slashing government waste at DOGE: report
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has reportedly put together a team of young software engineers to help with his efforts at ...
What Exactly Is Elon Musk's Role in the US Government?
Now that Elon Musk has been classified as a "special government employee," he will get greater access to U.S. government ...
Senate Republicans insist Elon Musk isn't in charge after whirlwind actions
Senate Republicans defended the Trump administration’s sweeping revamp of the U.S. Agency for International Development led ...
‘Shadow government’? Billionaire Elon Musk’s grip on U.S. government spending raises questions
Billionaire Elon Musk was the focus of many in Washington this week, as his Department of Government Efficiency slashed at ...
Musk is Now a ‘Special Government Employee.’ Why Your Company Should Avoid This Status
Giving a controversial hire a special title outside of your normal org chart may smack of favoritism to some workers. It’s an example your company shouldn't follow.