USAID Archives

A warning tape can be seen where a sign for USAID used to be on the now-shuttered office at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2025. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

USAID wiping and disposing devices, including iPhones and MacBooks, memo says

The agency’s IT desk said employees would not have to return the gear, which would be remotely wiped and marked “disposed.”

Apr 25, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

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For US government, use of unapproved communications tools during foreign travel isn’t a new issue

In some cases, federal agencies have permitted the use of Signal, the encrypted messaging app used by top Trump officials to discuss attack plans.

Apr 8, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil Madison Alder Caroline Nihill

The Daily Scoop Podcast

USAID edges closer to a shutdown; Democrats demand details on White House’s Starlink use

The international development agency wants workers on administrative leave to come back and help close shop.

Apr 8, 2025 By FedScoop Staff

USAID blankets being distributed by Mercy Corps wait to be loaded onto trucks at Chaklala airport October 31,2005 in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

USAID edges closer to shutdown, allows remote work for those still overseas

The international development agency wants workers on administrative leave to come back and help close shop.

Apr 7, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

USAID’s information technology team is down to five members

Sources tell FedScoop there were previously around 100 IT staffers, while a team focused on transitioning resources to State was disbanded.

Mar 26, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

A view of the USAID sign above the entrance of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

Source: USAID preparing to transfer systems to State Department amid downsizing

The agency’s website says it has placed approximately 1,600 personnel on administrative leave.

Feb 24, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

Democratic lawmakers speak during a rally outside USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3, 2024. (Scoop News Group photo by Caroline Nihill)

New email language may shield more USAID communications from public view

Two agency sources say their emails now include a “sensitive but unclassified” designation.

Feb 20, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

How USAID employees were blocked from making payments

Web platforms used in agency procurement cannot currently be used by many USAID staffers, two sources familiar with the matter said.

Feb 12, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

Across the world, USAID workers’ government phones are being disconnected

Elon Musk said during a DOGE X Spaces call on Monday that President Trump cleared USAID's shutdown.

Feb 3, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil Caroline Nihill

The Daily Scoop Podcast

USAID website goes dark, staff emails deactivated amid DOGE takeover; NOAA inboxes spammed with crude Trump jokes, Scientology subscription

As the Trump administration targets a rumored shutdown of USAID, its website is taken offline and staff have lost access to their emails. And, after OPM sent…

Feb 3, 2025 By FedScoop Staff