1 day ago // The Trump Effect
“The investment in training new contract staff ensures that the final closeout of taxpayer-funded obligations is handled by a team with no prior experience in the matters being settled,” reads an internal memo obtained by Devex.
5 days ago // Devex Pro Insider
It has been one year since a global stop-work order brought U.S. foreign aid to a standstill — and set off a cascade of unforeseeable events that upended global development.
8 days ago // Devex Pro Live
Even if Congress passes this budget bill, will the Trump administration spend the money as directed? Experts explored that question in a Devex Pro Briefing.
10 days ago // The Trump Effect
For a growing group of former USAID and development professionals, the sector’s collapse has sparked a new response: running for political office.
about 1 month ago // The Future of US Aid
USAID spent years concocting a $17 billion effort to rethink global health supply chains — only for the Trump administration to unceremoniously cancel the planned contracts. What's the plan to replace NextGen?
about 1 month ago // The Future of US Aid
It hasn’t always been clear who is calling the shots in the new world of U.S. foreign aid. Here is our rundown of the key players you need to know in a moment of uncertainty.
about 2 months ago // Devex Pro Insider
What a $150 million grant to a U.S. robotics company says about the State Department’s foreign aid takeover.
about 2 months ago // The Future of Global Health
Bill Steiger is a Republican global health insider and former USAID chief of staff.
2 months ago // The Future of Global Health
The U.S. State Department will grant up to $150 million to drone company Zipline to expand health supply operations in five African countries, highlighting the Trump administration's new approach to global health aid.
3 months ago // Devex Pro Insider
In the wake of USAID’s dismantling, can the agency’s former implementing partners find a new market for their global development expertise? Many are eyeing a pivot to private sector-led development, but it may be easier said than done.