The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will become part of the State Department, with significant staff reductions, CBS News reported on Monday, citing three US officials.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he became acting director of the USAID, stressing that it is a "completely uncooperative" agency.
Agency employees were asked not to come to the offices on Monday as Washington headquarters would be closed after billionaire Elon Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) revealed that he was "in the process" of "shutting down" the agency with the support of President Donald Trump.
