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Sec Rubio says USAID cut 83% of its programs following DOGE review | Fox News

In total, 5,200 contracts worth 'tens of billions of dollars' have been terminated, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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Published March 10, 2025 11:26am EDT

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Fox News senior national correspondent Rich Edson has the latest on the State Department's investigation on waste and fraud at USAID on ‘Special Report.’



In total, 5,200 contracts are being terminated, Rubio wrote in his early Monday morning  announcing the new reforms. He said the canceled contracts amounted to "tens of billions of dollars" being spent "in ways that did not serve," or even harmed, the national interests of the U.S.

Rubio added that the remaining 18% of USAID programs—approximately 1,000—will now be managed by the  The move to transfer that authority, he said, was made in consultation with Congress.





Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated that 83% of the programs at USAID will be canceled following the conclusion of a six-week review by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, while those that remain will now be under the purview of the State Department. (GETTY IMAGES/FOX)

USAID was an early target of Trump, who, just hours after taking office, ordered a 90-day pause on all U.S. foreign assistance programs pending a review to ensure those programs aligned with American interests. Musk has also been at the forefront of criticism of the agency, asserting it is "beyond repair" and likening the agency's spending to illegal money laundering for left-wing nonprofits.





Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Elon Musk. (EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images | Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

USAID was an early target of Trump, who, just hours after taking office, ordered a 90-day pause on all U.S. foreign assistance programs pending a review to ensure those programs aligned with American interests. Musk has also been at the forefront of criticism of the agency, asserting it is "beyond repair" and likening the agency's spending to illegal money laundering for left-wing nonprofits.



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