5,200 USAID Contracts Canceled As Secretary of State Marc Rubio Ends 83% of Its Programs

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Senator Marco Rubio, following a six-week evaluation, stated that 83% of USAID programs would be terminated due to excessive spending and harm to U.S. national interests. With the elimination of 5,200 contracts totaling tens of billions of dollars and the transfer of remaining projects to the State Department for improved monitoring, the move brings about a significant change. In his remarks, Rubio praised the staff for their work in enacting the "historic reform."

Rubio announced the new reforms in an early Monday morning post on X, stating that 5,200 contracts are being terminated overall. According to him, the terminated contracts represented "tens of billions of dollars" spent "in ways that did not serve," or even hurt, the United States' national interests.

Following a six-week evaluation, 5,200 contracts with USAID were terminated, as disclosed by Senator Marco Rubio. Foreign assistance, which Rubio said was not helping American interests, will lose tens of billions of dollars as a result of the changes. The State Department, with enhanced supervision, will manage the remaining 1,000 initiatives.

It was reported on Monday by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) that 83% of USAID projects had been canceled as part of a massive overhaul of U.S. foreign aid funding. After six weeks of investigation, which Rubio claims revealed widespread waste, inefficiency, and even threats to fundamental American interests, the decision was made.

"The 5,200 contracts that are now canceled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, and in some cases even harmed, the core national interests of the United States," said Rubio. His decision is in line with the conservative movement's increasing concern over the use of public funds for international assistance, especially by USAID, which has been infamous for supporting questionable initiatives overseas.

The remaining 1,000 programs, or around 18% of USAID's former operations, will now be overseen by the State Departmen, as Rubio explained. He made a point of saying that this change will make sure these programs are run better with more monitoring from Congress. He has announced a major change in U.S. foreign aid policy, away from uncontrolled expenditure and toward a more focused and deliberate approach.

Fiscal conservatives, who have long claimed that USAID's operations were unaccountable and frequently provided funding for programs that did not further American interests, have praised the move. There have been instances where initiatives supporting ideological goals or funding corruption in other governments have received U.S. foreign aid money, according to critics of the agency.

For what Rubio called a long-overdue reform, he expressed his gratitude to the employees of USAID and the Department of Global Engagement (DOGE). The announcement will undoubtedly spark debate in Washington, as Democrats and globalist lawmakers have long defended USAID's extensive role in international development.

Reorganizing USAID under the auspices of the State Department signifies a radical rethinking of American foreign aid policy—one that places a premium on transparency and guarantees that public funds are utilized to advance diplomatic and national security objectives.

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