USAID staff 'en masse' put on administrative leave via email
Large groups of USAID employees have begun receiving notices placing them on administrative leave with pay, according to an email obtained by ABC News.
The email, sent by a Department of Government Efficiency representative, has an attached letter from acting Deputy Administrator Pete Marocco informing staffers they are on excused absence effective immediately.
"The purpose of this memorandum is to inform you that you are being placed on excused absence (also known as administrative leave) with pay effective immediately, pursuant to ADS 480. You will remain on administrative leave with pay until otherwise notified," the letter said.
The email placing staff on administrative leave was sent to the same all-staff email that was used to inform employees that offices were closed earlier this week.
A USAID official told ABC News that employees were getting the notice "en masse."
One source told ABC News they were informed directly by senior human resource officers that leave notices were coming in batches.
-ABC News' Will Steakin, Karen Travers and Lucien Bruggeman