Yet the USAID program for state-building is billed as Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance. The most important issue—governance—is put in last place. Yet the United States can live with ...

The recent decision of Donald Trump to freeze funding support for USAID has threatened the jobs of thousands, both in Nigeria and ...

When President Donald Trump was elected for a second nonconsecutive term, federal contractor Jay Gulledge figured his days were numbered at the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID.

Former Soviet republic, now a fledgling democracy, needs programs that support independent media, human rights and economic ...

Measuring success in governance reform ... conflict resolution and democracy promotion work that USAID was engaged in had value, then we must carefully consider how to balance accountability ...

Analysis - US and EU aid cuts could prompt Africa to end its dependency, but the task for poor countries will be especially ...

U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled in favor of a group of more than two dozen unnamed former and current USAID ...

as it undermines local governance structures and fuels political unrest. While USAID markets itself as a partner for development, democracy, and human rights, the majority of its funding is ...

Within the span of seven weeks, the Trump administration delivered major blows that left the 64-year-old United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in shreds. The quick and ...

"The idea that USAID is not serving the interests of the country is a complete fiction," said a former ORNL scientist who was fired from the USAID.

Gulledge, who holds a doctorate in ecology and environmental science, was the climate change integration advisor in USAID's bureau for democracy, human rights and governance. He moved to Knoxville ...