Hacker News with Generative AI: USAID

Trump appointee details DOGE's haphazard dismantling of USAID (lubbockonline.com)
Ready, fire, aim is never a good approach – most especially with matters of national importance. Yet that is exactly the method Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has taken to cutting waste, duplication, and inefficiencies in the U.S. Government.

Politics, Government, Elon Musk, USAID, Dogecoin

19 points by contemporary343 15 days ago | 0 comments

Trump administration's blockchain plan for USAID is a real head-scratcher (wired.com)
According to a memo circulating among State Department staff and reviewed by WIRED, the Trump administration plans to rename the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as US International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA), and to bring it directly under the secretary of state.

Politics, Blockchain, Government, USAID, International Development

14 points by mplanchard 33 days ago | 0 comments

Doge official takes leadership role at USAID, that Musk's team helped dismantle (apnews.com)
A senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press, giving DOGE a top job at an agency that it has helped to dismantle.

Government, Politics, Elon Musk, USAID

9 points by croes 37 days ago | 0 comments

USAID/Elon Musk reinstate contracts for company feeding malnourished kids (cnn.com)

USAID, Elon Musk, Malnutrition, Charity, Contracts

7 points by MilnerRoute 54 days ago | 1 comments

USAID's chief economist has resigned. Here's why (npr.org)
In November 2022, Dean Karlan was hired to lead the first Office of the Chief Economist of USAID. His role and that of his 30-plus staff was to help design more cost-effective programs and to help the agency produce more evidence to guide future policies.

Government, Economics, USAID, Policy, Development

36 points by herbertl 57 days ago | 18 comments

USAID website goes offline amid Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid (cnn.com)

USAID, Politics, Government, Foreign Aid, Trump Administration

11 points by nico 83 days ago | 0 comments

Usaid.gov (usaid.gov)
On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs.

USAID, Government, Administrative Leave, Personnel

57 points by 015UUZn8aEvW 83 days ago | 29 comments