'Clear your desks in 15 minutes,' fired USAID employees told
USAID staff will be "escorted" to their workstations and given "15 minutes" to collect personal items from their Washington DC headquarters, instructions on USAID's website read. "Staff MUST bring their own boxes, bags and containers to remove their items," they added. This week, US President Donald Trump's administration fired at least 1,600 USAID employees and sent others on indefinite leave.