{"id":2406994,"date":"2025-02-26T13:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usaid-given-mere-minutes-to-clear-out-elons-cracking-down\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T18:23:04","slug":"usaid-given-mere-minutes-to-clear-out-elons-cracking-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usaid-given-mere-minutes-to-clear-out-elons-cracking-down\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID Given Mere Minutes to Clear Out: Elon\u2019s Cracking Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fusaid-given-mere-minutes-to-clear-out-elons-cracking-down%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2406994&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a recent \u200cdevelopment at the \u200bUnited States Agency for International Development (USAID), where terminated employees are being given a very brief period to retrieve their personal belongings from the Ronald Reagan \u2063Building due to\u2064 a reduction of government staff. Specifically, employees have a 15-minute window to collect their items, \u200bwhich must occur under <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">strict security protocols including screenings<\/a>. They are responsible for bringing their own containers for their belongings, \u200bas no boxes or bags will be provided by\u200b the \u200dagency. Additionally, they are prohibited from taking any government property, and the agency warns\u2063 that it cannot \u200cguarantee\u200c the safety of any items left behind. The process reflects \u200da rapid organizational change\u2064 led by Elon Musk\u2019s initiative to eliminate government \u2062inefficiencies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s too bad President Donald Trump has already used the moniker &ldquo;Operation: Warp Speed,&rdquo; because it&rsquo;s tough to think of a better descriptor for the pace at which Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are moving to cut government bloat.<\/p>\n<p>And now, Musk is expecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fired-government-employees-mar-yosemite-national-park-disgraceful-display\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fired government employees<\/a> to move at that same speed.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted directly<\/a> to the site of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dc-people-started-googling-really-disturbing-words-day-usaid-fell-doge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">effectively-shuttered<\/a> United States Agency for International Development, terminated employees (or those placed on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-sends-federal-employees-a-retirement-offer-that-will-be-tough-to-refuse\/\" title=\"Trump Sends Federal Employees a Retirement Offer That Will Be Tough to Refuse\">administrative leave&#038;rdquo<\/a>\ud83d\ude09 are being given a 15-minute window to claim their belongings and clear out the Ronald Reagan Building.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This Thursday and Friday ONLY &mdash; on February 27 and 28, 2025 &mdash; USAID staff will have the opportunity to retrieve their personal belongings from the RRB during a designated date and time as provided below,&rdquo; the USAID missive began, before ominously adding: &ldquo;Staff should read this message carefully before attempting to retrieve their items from the building this week.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Effectively, the USAID has provided several frames of time for ex-employees to come procure their belongings. But it won&rsquo;t be as simple as walking in and grabbing their stuff.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Staff should arrive at the start of their time window, but no sooner as early entry will not be granted,&rdquo; the USAID posted.<\/p>\n<p>It continued: &ldquo;All staff and their property will undergo magnetometer and x-ray machine screening upon entry. Staff will then be escorted to their workspace, where they will be permitted to collect their personal items.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the update then added (emphasis theirs): &ldquo;Staff will be given approximately <strong>15 minutes<\/strong> to complete this retrieval and must be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usaid-staff-given-two-days-to-clear-out-belongings\/\" title=\"... given two days to clear out ...\">finished removing items<\/a> within their time slot only.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Staff with a significant amount of personal belongings to retrieve must be cognizant of time; however, flexibility may be granted in select circumstances with the approval of the Office of Security.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the USAID noted that it will not provide receptacles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Staff MUST bring their own boxes, bags, tape, and\/or other containers to remove their personal items; these items will not be provided,&rdquo; the statement read. &ldquo;Staff will be permitted to remove personal items only, and may not retrieve or remove any U.S. government created documents, supplies, or other items that are property of the U.S. government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After collecting their belongings and returning any property of the government (&ldquo;USAID-issued assets, classified tokens, PIV card, and diplomatic passport [if applicable]&rdquo;), the outgoing employee &ldquo;will be required to acknowledge receipt of their personal belongings, holding all agencies harmless for any personal items left behind.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And to drive home the point that they&rsquo;re serious, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/usaid-helped-dems-steal-2020-election-funding-wuhan-lab-created-covid-ultimate-excuse-illegal-election-tampering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USAID<\/a> ended the update with a veiled threat, saying the agency couldn&rsquo;t guarantee the safety of anything left behind.<\/p>\n<p>The USAID stated that unclaimed &ldquo;personal items will be packed by [the General Services Administration] and sent to a warehouse for collection at a later date and time. GSA cannot guarantee that personal items not claimed during this time will be free from damage or loss, but will take all precautionary measures to safeguard items.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Staff WILL NOT be reimbursed for any transportation or parking costs associated with collecting their personal belongings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Now, Musk anticipates that dismissed government workers will match this speed. According to a notice from the nearly defunct United States Agency for International Development (USAID), laid-off employees (or those on &#8220;administrative leave&#8221;) have just 15 minutes to collect their belongings and vacate the Ronald Reagan Building. The USAID announcement specified that on February 27 and 28, 2025, staff could retrieve personal items during designated times but warned them to read instructions carefully before attempting entry. While several time slots were provided for ex-employees, retrieving their belongings would not be straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>The USAID advised staff to arrive at the beginning of their allotted time but not earlier, as early access would be denied. Upon entry, all individuals and their possessions would undergo screening with magnetometers and x-ray machines before being escorted to their workspaces for item collection. The update emphasized that staff would have approximately 15 minutes for this process and must complete it within their designated timeframe; however, some flexibility might be allowed with security approval if significant items needed retrieval.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, employees were instructed to bring their own boxes or bags since no containers would be supplied by USAID. They could only take personal items and were prohibited from removing any U.S. government property or documents. After gathering personal belongings and returning any government assets (like USAID-issued items or identification), departing employees had to acknowledge receipt of their possessions while releasing all agencies from liability for any left behind.<\/p>\n<p>To underscore its seriousness about these procedures, USAID concluded with a warning: unclaimed personal items would be packed by the General Services Administration (GSA) and stored in a warehouse without guarantees against damage or loss during this process. 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