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USAID Chief of Staff Resigns Amid DOGE Push for Classified Info: Report

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USAID chief of staff Matt Hopson has resigned amid a wave of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) members being placed on leave.

Two top security officials reportedly refused to share classified information with members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) The USAID has been a target of the new Trump administration.

DOGE is a task force created by Trump and run by billionaire and prominent ally Elon Musk .

The fate of USAID is unclear amid reports the agency will fold into the State Department .

Republican U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Brian Mast said he supported moving USAID under Secretary of State Marco Rubio .

The State Department said it is "judiciously reviewing all the waivers submitted".