As the Trump administration continues its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development at a dizzying pace, the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters are shuttered for a second day in a row.
The agency’s personnel — what’s left of them after widespread furloughs, contract terminations, and staff members placed on administrative leave — were told the agency’s headquarters were closed on Tuesday and that they must work remotely, according to a communication seen by Devex. This includes the Ronald Reagan Building and the USAID Annex.
USAID's headquarters has recently become a battleground, with clashes between Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team and USAID staff members, lawmakers barred from entry, and hundreds protesting outside.
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Sara Jervingsarajerving
Sara Jerving is a Senior Reporter at Devex, where she covers global health. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, VICE News, and Bloomberg News among others. Sara holds a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where she was a Lorana Sullivan fellow. She was a finalist for One World Media's Digital Media Award in 2021; a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in 2018; and she was part of a VICE News Tonight on HBO team that received an Emmy nomination in 2018. She received the Philip Greer Memorial Award from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2014.
