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Former USAID employees are still stuck with their work devices
President Donald Trump and Elon Muskâs slash-and-burn approach to the US government has thrown federal agencies into disarray, as thousands of civil servants have been dismissed from their jobs without rhyme or reason. But in the chaos of the cuts carried out by Muskâs pseudo-agency, the Department of Government Efficiency, some federal workers say the […]
President Donald Trump and Elon Muskâs slash-and-burn approach to the US government has thrown federal agencies into disarray, as thousands of civil servants have been dismissed from their jobs without rhyme or reason. But in the chaos of the cuts carried out by Muskâs pseudo-agency, the Department of Government Efficiency, some federal workers say the Trump administration is failing to do even basic offboarding to safeguard sensitive information on their work devices.
The result is a situation that experts warn is leaving civil servants, the people they worked with, and US government security at risk. In direct contradiction of federal guidelines, former employees have been forced to assume responsibility for preventing data leaks that could put local partners or the employees themselves in harm’s way, left with devices that have been all but abandoned by their higher-ups.
One of the agencies is the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which has seen 83 percent of its programs cut by the Trump administration. USAID employees abruptly dismissed by the Trump administration while working outside of the US are still stuck with government-issued computers and phones …
