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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.usaid.gov/" /> <title>U.S. Agency for International Development</title> <meta name="DC.title" lang="en" content="U.S. Agency for International Development" /> <meta name="DC.creator" content="U.S. Agency for International Development" /> <meta name="DC.language" scheme="ISO 639-2" content="en"> <script>var href = location.href; if (href.indexOf(".html") == -1 && href.charAt(href.length - 1) !== "/") { location.href += "/"; }</script> <style> body { font: 14px/1.5 'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif; font: 14px/1.5 sans-serif; background: #fff; color: #222; padding: 0 0 40px; } h1 { font-size: 1em; } dt { font-weight: bolder; } dd { margin-top: 1rem; } li { margin-bottom: 1em; } em { font-style: normal; text-decoration: underline; } img { border: 0px; } .block { border: 1px solid #dedede; padding: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; } .content { padding-top: 1em; } .section-header, .content { width: 90%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } .content a { font-weight: bold; color: #002f6c; } .links { margin-top: 2rem; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center; } table { border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 33rem; margin-bottom: 1em; } caption { text-align: left; font-weight: bold; margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: .5em; } th, td { border: 1px solid; padding: .5em 1em; width: 50%; } hr { margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 2em; } </style> <link href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Source+Sans+Pro" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> </head> <body> <div id="page"> <div id="section-header" class="section section-header"> <div class="logo-img"><img src="logo.png" alt="U.S. Agency for International Development" id="logo" /></a></div> </div> <div id="content" class="content"> <div class="block"> <h1>Notification of Administrative Leave</h1> <p>As of 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 23, 2025, all USAID direct hire personnel, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and/or specially designated programs, will be placed on administrative leave globally.</p> <p>Concurrently, USAID is beginning to implement a Reduction-in-Force that will affect approximately 1,600 USAID personnel with duty stations in the United States.</p> <p>Individuals that are impacted will receive specific notifications on February 23, 2025, with further instructions and information about their benefits and rights.</p> <p>Designated essential personnel who are expected to continue working will be informed by Agency leadership February 23, 2025, by 5 p.m. EST.</p> <p>For overseas personnel, USAID intends a voluntary Agency-funded return travel program and other benefits. USAID is committed to keeping its overseas personnel safe. Until they return home, personnel will retain access to Agency systems and to diplomatic and other resources.</p> <p>In the coming week, we will provide details on how to retrieve personal items from the former USAID workspaces and return government issued devices.</p> <p>Additional guidance is forthcoming, and all future updates/notices will continue to be communicated through official USAID channels and posted on USAID.gov for those without access to USAID systems.</p> <p class="links"><a href="https://oig.usaid.gov/" rel="noopener" target="_top">USAID Office of Inspector General</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>