The United States Agency for International Development is a statutory agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government. Founded in 1961, it was formerly the world's largest forei
The "Memorial Wall" honors as "fallen national heroes" 99 nominated USAID officers killed in the line of duty. It was previously located in the lobby of the Ronald Reagan Building, and was reportedly removed by DOGE employees and subsequently misplaced.
USAID packages are delivered by United States Coast Guard personnel.
Early reading and literacy programs contribute to long-term development, USAID Nigeria.
Samantha Power, USAID administrator under President Biden
The Department of Government Efficiency was a United States federal initiative launched by the second Trump administration. It was first suggested to Donald Trump by Elon Musk in 2024, established by
United States Agency for International Development
…as measles, malaria, and polio. On February 3, 2025, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized four expenditures putatively uncovered by DOGE. Fact-checkers found that several of the alleged wasteful grants were actually administered by the State Department, not USAID. U.S. District Judge…
Elon Musk and Donald Trump in 2025
DOGE affiliates worked at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
Musk swings the "Chainsaw for Bureaucracy" at CPAC 2025.
Columbia University's Armstrong Hall, where GISS was located; Tom's Restaurant below.