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Most USAID employees will be returned on administrative leave by the Trump administration, starting at midnight on Sunday.
About 2000 employees will also be fired in efforts to “reduce power”, said the administrator’s office in email to employees received by CBS News, the US partner of the BBC.
This move comes weeks after President Donald Trump initially tried to remove thousands of USAID officials, but firing faces a legal challenge.
The Federal Judge has temporarily stopped the administration plan to numb the US Agency for Foreign Aid, but on Friday the pause will not be constant.
Employee announcement clarifies that the “designated staff” responsible for critical functions or in management will be released. It is unclear how many employees were considered critical.
Judge Carl Nichols ruled on Friday that the Trump administration could continue its plans to get rid of employees by rejecting applicants requests to stop the government’s plan to move on.
The announcement is the most recent in a series of moves from the Trump administration to reduce the federal labor and reduce costs.
These efforts are led by billionaire Trump Elon Musk adviser, who has loaded millions of bureaucrats over the weekend, listing his achievements from the week.
