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Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order

The front of the U.S. Agency of International Development headquarters in Washington, D.C.  The agency funds projects that aim to alleviate poverty and disease and serve humanitarian needs  around the world. A round of layoffs this week terminated nearly 400 contract employees.
The front of the U.S. Agency of International Development headquarters in Washington, D.C. The agency funds projects that aim to alleviate poverty and disease and serve humanitarian needs around the world. A round of layoffs this week terminated nearly 400 contract employees.

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