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U.S. Institute of Peace staff receive termination notices, CBS reports

Employees at the United States Institute of Peace received termination letters on March 28, which included details about health care ending on March 31, as reported by a terminated employee who preferred to remain anonymous.
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump aims to reduce the federal government size and includes the termination of staff at the Institute of Peace, according to CBS News.
George Foote, a former counsel at the Institute, has filed litigation against the government, claiming the dismissal of officials is illegal, as reported to CNN.
White House spokesperson Anna Kelly stated that taxpayers do not want to fund an institute that has not delivered peace, showcasing the government's criticism, as mentioned in CNN reports.

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DOGE employee now heads US Institute of Peace, according to court filing

The filing Monday states that two board members from the Institute of Peace have authorized replacing its temporary president with tech entrepreneur and DOGE official Nate Cavanaugh.

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EXPOSÉ: U.S. Institute of Peace Caught Funding Taliban Drug Trade—Elon Musk and DOGE Uncover the Scandal

Elon Musk has exposed the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) for secretly funding Taliban-linked figures and Iraqi leadership while allegedly bribing warlords to sustain the global drug trade. The post EXPOSÉ: U.S. Institute of Peace Caught Funding Taliban Drug Trade—Elon Musk and DOGE Uncover the Scandal first appeared on VT Foreign Policy.

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College Dropout Leads Reformation of Peace-Promoting Organization - Real News Now

A 28-year-old college dropout, influenced by the conservative libertarian principles of renowned figures like Peter Thiel, a Silicon Valley billionaire, and Argentine president Javier Milei, is set to lead a significant overhaul of a notable Washington-based peace-promoting organization. This initiative, called the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE), spearheaded by Elon Musk, is determined to dramatically reduce the size and scope of t…

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DOGE WIN: Agency Busted Deleting Terrabytes Of Finanancial Data... That Was Recovered

It’s funny how the OFFICIAL name of the ‘US Institute Of Peace’ had such deep ties with groups that like killing their political rivals. Here’s how the ‘nonpartisan’ reporting of NPR characterized the DOGE cuts in an institute they identified as deadwood that could be cut. The U.S. Institute of Peace, a government-funded think tank, has terminated nearly all of its U.S.-based employees and is drawing up plans to fire its remaining overseas emplo…

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Trump administration takes $500M US Institute of Peace building for free

The judge said she cannot stop the government from taking the US Institute of Peace's $500 million building since the transfer is already completed.

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Judge Delays Ruling On $500M USIP Asset Transfer To GSA Amid Legal Dispute

Judge Beryl Howell on Tuesday chose not to make a decision, but review briefings from both USIP and the Justice Department before considering whether to block the transfer.

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