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President Trump\u2019s White House fired the inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday, a day after the watchdog office issued a report that was critical of the foreign assistance freeze, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USAID\u2019s Inspector General Paul Martin was reportedly fired around 6 p.m. local time. No reason was given for his termination, the source added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martin\u2019s office published a 6-page report on Monday outlining how the recent State Department\u2019s pause on foreign assistance programs and cutting down the USAID\u2019s staff created \u201crisks and challenges to the safeguarding and distribution of USAID\u2019s $8.2 billion in obligated but undisbursed humanitarian assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSpecifically, USAID\u2019s existing oversight controls\u2014albeit with previously identified shortcomings\u2014are now largely nonoperational given these recent directives and personnel actions,\u201d the office wrote in the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the law, the administration is required to give 30-day notice to Congress prior to terminating an inspector general and give reasons why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inspectors general are tasked with leading investigations and audits into the abuse, fraud and waste of a government agency they are tied to. They can serve in multiple administrations and also release recommendations and findings of their probes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two weeks ago, Trump fired at least 17 inspectors general, including those who worked in the State Department, Energy Department, Defense Department, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The majority of the USAID staff has been placed on leave. The agency\u2019s headquarters in Washington was closed. The administration has also cut ties with scores of contractors the agency worked with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The agency\u2019s watchdog office said in the Monday report that \u201crecent widespread staffing reductions across the Agency, particularly within BHA, coupled with uncertainty about the scope of foreign assistance waivers and permissible communications with implementers, has degraded USAID\u2019s ability to distribute and safeguard taxpayer-funded humanitarian assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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