The debut of USAID’s new acquisition and assistance strategy, a blueprint of its localization agenda, has received tentative praise. But now comes the hard part: Actually doing what it says it’s going to do.
Also in today’s edition: CEOs talk about the financial realities of localization, while one chief executive says the debate is being blown out of proportion.
We’ve been writing a lot about USAID’s new acquisition and assistance master plan not just because we like the easy-to-remember acronym — A&A — but because the strategy is so consequential to how America’s premier aid agency spends the bulk of its billions. That means anyone hoping for a grant or contract needs to be well-versed in A&A.
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Anna Gawel
Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.
