Chicago – April 24, 2025
A federal agency that focuses on fostering economic growth in developing countries is being effectively shut down as part of efforts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to reduce federal spending, sources told CNN.
On Tuesday, the agency’s employees were notified via email that “there will soon be a significant reduction” in staff and programs – just a week after DOGE arrived at MCC, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source added that employees could be placed on administrative leave as soon as May 5.
The workforce reduction plan is to eliminate all employees except its acting CEO, according to the source, as the agency is statutorily required to have a leader.
It is the Trump administration and DOGE’s latest attack on US foreign aid. The administration has moved to shutter the US Agency for International Development and has gone after the US Institute of Peace and the African Development Foundation, among others. Many of those efforts have faced lawsuits.
