One of the proposals under consideration is a merger of the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). While there are certainly changes that can be made at both ...

During the first Trump administration, there was serious talk of merging the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Ultimately, the effort was abandoned due to the ...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of State are considering options for greater efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability. One option being discussed ...

While the U.S. Information Agency folded into the State Department in 1999, the magazine reports that USAID could be a more polarizing merger because of its mission to fight diseases and provide ...

July 1 is the official end date for the agency that President Trump dismantled. We talk to four former top officials about ...

USAID’s independence had made it easier for the U.S. to partner with these local organizations, he said. Lentz pointed to the United Kingdom’s merger of its Department for International ...

Photographs of USAID offices reviewed by Reuters showed that the plaques embossed with the agency's official seal had been removed, a sign that the merger into the State Department was in the ...

A top U.S. State Department official waived nine mandatory counterterrorism and anti-fraud safeguards to rush a $30 million ...

Tensions flared during a press briefing as State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce fiercely defended the Trump administration’s overhaul of USAID, which is being absorbed into the State Department.