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<\/p>\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 In accordance with President Trump\u2019s Executive Order dated March 14, 2025, titled Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), has completed a significant workforce reduction eliminating 1,400 positions \u2014 an 85% decrease in personnel since March.<\/p>\n
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“Today, we took decisive action to effectuate President Trump\u2019s agenda to shrink the out-of-control federal bureaucracy,” said Kari Lake, Senior Advisor to USAGM. “Reduction in Force Termination Notices were sent to 639 employees at USAGM and Voice of America\u2014part of a long-overdue effort to dismantle a bloated, unaccountable bureaucracy. For decades, American taxpayers have been forced to bankroll an agency that\u2019s been riddled with dysfunction, bias, and waste. That ends now. I\u2019m proud to carry out President Trump\u2019s executive order and deliver that put America First.”<\/p>\n
In March, Lake terminated a $250-million lease for a luxury high-rise on Pennsylvania Avenue\u2014an extravagant deal forced on taxpayers by the previous administration for a building that had no media broadcasting capabilities or studios. Next week, she will testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to expose the USAGM\u2019s record of waste, mismanagement, self-dealing, and national security failures.<\/p>\n
This action fulfills the President\u2019s directive to eliminate all non-statutory functions and reduce USAGM to its statutory minimum. Senior career officials, with decades of federal experience, approved a statutory plan calling for 81 employees to remain.<\/p>\n
After today, 250 employees remain across USAGM, Voice of America, and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), which transmits news into Cuba from OCB\u2019s Marathon, Florida studio. Contrary to false reporting, none of OCB\u2019s 33 employees have been terminated.<\/p>\n
Since February, USAGM extended two rounds of the \u201cRoad to Freedom\u201d program\u2014generously offering full pay through September 30, 2025, accrued leave, benefits, and early retirement options. 163 employees took advantage of the offer.<\/p>\n
“The agency now operates near the statutory minimum; lean and focused. This is a clear example of responsible government\u2014cutting waste, restoring accountability, and delivering on the promise to put American taxpayers first,” said Lake. “I look forward to working with Congress and the Department of State to make sure the future of telling America\u2019s story is modernized, effective and aligns with America\u2019s foreign policy.”
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