Current:Home > ContactAlgosensey Quantitative Think Tank Center-Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order -NextFrontier Finance
Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Center-Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
EchoSense Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-08 08:36:23
Hundreds of people were laid off today by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as the Trump Administration's stop-work order for foreign assistance goes into effect.
A USAID official with knowledge of the layoffs put the total at 390. The Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Centerofficial spoke to NPR on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on behalf of the agency. The laid-off employees are all contractors based in the U.S., part of a workforce of some 10,000, the official noted.
NPR obtained a copy of a letter of termination of employment from a contractor who was laid off by Credence, one of the three main contractors that provides staffing services to USAID.
veryGood! (235)
Related
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- Wolves attack and seriously injure woman who went jogging in French zoo
- Looking for online deals ahead of Prime Days? Google upgrades shopping search tools
- Boy who died at nature therapy camp couldn’t breathe in tentlike structure, autopsy finds
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick Make Rare Red Carpet Appearance With Kids Sosie and Travis
- Ben Affleck Steps Out Without Wedding Ring as Jennifer Lopez Vacations in Italy
- Mayor found murdered in back of van days after politician assassinated in same region of Mexico
- Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
- Savannah Chrisley Speaks Out After Mom Julie's 7-Year Prison Sentence Is Overturned
Ranking
- NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
- West Virginia University to increase tuition about 5% and cut some programs
- Fire at South Korea battery factory kills more than 20 workers in Hwaseong city, near Seoul
- Team combs fire-ravaged New Mexico community for remains of the missing
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Longest-serving Chicago City Council member gets 2 years in prison for corruption
- Ben Affleck Accuses Paparazzi of Putting His Daughter in “Danger” Outside Jennifer Lopez Mansion
- 'Slytherin suspect': Snake discovered in Goodwill donation box in Virginia
Recommendation
Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
Don’t understand your 401(k)? You’re not alone, survey shows.
Who Is Shivon Zilis? Meet the Mother of 3 of Elon Musk's 12 Children
Weight loss drug giant to build North Carolina plant to add 1,000 jobs
The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
Declaring an Epidemic of ‘Toxic Litter,’ Baltimore Targets Plastic Makers and Packaging in the Latest Example of Plastics Litigation
1 dead, 2 injured in East Village stabbing; man in custody, New York City police say
Higher caseloads and staffing shortages plague Honolulu medical examiner’s office