Just 294 out of 14,000 USAID Employees Identified as “Essential”

Following a review of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), a measly 294 of the agency’s 14,000 employees have been deemed essential to administering civilian foreign aid.

The internal review appears to have been initiated by President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who is currently serving as the agency’s acting director. The news comes as Sec. Rubio began transferring the few core programs within USAID intended to serve U.S. national interests into the State Department.

The move signals that the agency may soon be abolished.

President Donald Trump is expected to place most USAID staff on leave, while the 294 workers deemed essential will be the few staff directed to remain at their posts. Meanwhile, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) revealed the agency’s eye-watering expenditures.

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