Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is attempting to take over the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), leading to office takeovers, internal system lockouts, and administrative leave for USAID employees. Sources say DOGE staffers have moved to take over offices at USAID headquarters, escalating tensions as more senior staff members are locked out of internal systems, additional employees are placed on administrative leave, and the agency's newly appointed chief of staff resigned. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been named acting administrator of USAID and is leading a review of the agency's foreign assistance activities.
New fallout after Musk's team moves to dismantle federal agencyWill Steakin, Karen Travers, Benjamin Siegel, MaryAlice Parks, Shannon K. Kingston and Katherine FauldersAmid ongoing turmoil inside the USAID , sources say that Department of Government Efficiency staffers have moved to take over offices.Staff with the U.S.
In a letter to key congressional committees obtained by ABC News, Rubio claimed he had the authority to make changes to USAID. Rubio told reporters on Monday in El Salvador during a Latin America trip that the agency is "not functioning" and that it needs to be aligned with U.S. national interests. On Friday night, a dramatic scene played out when a group of individuals who identified themselves as State Department employees and DOGE representatives arrived at the USAID offices in the Ronald Reagan Building and demanded immediate access to every office, according to sources familiar with the incident. It is unclear what legal authority, if any, DOGE representatives have to make such demands.
However, Musk has been joining USAID staff calls during the week amid the shakeup at the agency, according to a source familiar with the matter. And as reports emerged over clashes inside USAID, Musk unloaded a barrage of attacks against the agency across his social media platform, X. In response to reports on DOGE's activity at USAID, DOGE spokesperson Katie Miller wrote on X, "No classified material was accessed without proper security clearances." The USAID press office did not respond when asked for comment.
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