Thursday, February 6, 2025

Judge halts Trump's federal buyout offers as deadline for employee decisions arrives; USAID has 290 Employees and Many Projects, including Drug and Medical Device Trials Halted

Judge halts Trump's federal buyout offers as deadline for employee decisions arrives

60,000 Federal workers have attempted to take the buyout offer. 

Trump Administration Live Updates: Nearly All USAID Jobs Are Said to Be Cut - The New York Times

Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order - The New York Times (Thanks to Alana for this one)

The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.

USAID was started by President Kennedy. 

Asanda Zondi, a participant in a research study to test a new device to prevent pregnancy and H.IV. infection. A U.S.A.I.D.-funded trial shut down, leaving a medical device in her body that needed to be removed right away.Credit...Sandile Ndlovu for The New York Times