Dozens of senior officials in the U.S. agency that administers foreign aid were reportedly placed on leave Monday amid an investigation into alleged resistance to President Donald Trump's orders.

In addition to striking at senior leadership in bureaus across the agency, the action specifically targeted senior attorneys, according to the two former USAID officials and a current official.

At least 56 U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officials were placed on administrative leave with full pay and benefits, Politico first reported. Several hundred contractors based ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), sources familiar with the matter ...

The furlough of hundreds of institutional support contractors, who work in the U.S. including at USAID's offices, comes after the administration put on leave about 60 career officials at USAID on ...

Just few days into office, President Donald Trump has brought about a work-stop to ongoing USAID supported projects and complete stop to new grants or aids. The executive order was justified under ...

Just after 6 p.m. EST on Monday, the Trump administration placed a number of senior career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on leave for allegedly not abiding by ...

Without funds to pay staff, aid organizations were laying off hundreds of employees. An internal USAID notice sent late Monday and obtained by The Associated Press said new acting administrator ...

At least some USAID workers were told to cease all public communications about their work in the lead-up to U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Devex obtained an email from ...

It’s the latest in a wave of cuts to hit the agency and a slash that will nearly halve BHA’s team. USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, or BHA, has furloughed hundreds of its ...

Hundreds of USAID Internal Contractors Put on Leave, Terminated Amid US Freeze on Global Aid By Simon Lewis, Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of internal ...