Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. State Department, with assistance from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is canceling "83% of the programs at USAID." He made this statement in a post on X on March 10.
"After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID," said Rubio. "The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States. In consultation with Congress, we intend for the remaining 18% of programs we are keeping (approximately 1000) to now be administered more effectively under the State Department. Thank you to DOGE and our hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform."
According to Secretary of State Rubio, after a six-week review, USAID is terminating 5,200 contracts and canceling 83% of its programs. These programs, which had spent tens of billions of dollars, were deemed ineffective or even detrimental to U.S. national interests.
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Rubio said that the remaining 18%—approximately 1,000 programs—will now be managed more efficiently under the State Department's supervision in coordination with Congress.
The Trump administration's review of foreign aid programs concluded in six weeks, ahead of its 90-day deadline, as reported by NPR. This review was ordered on Trump's first day in office and led to a temporary pause announced by Rubio on January 24.
Marco Rubio currently serves as the U.S. Secretary of State. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 20, 2025, and sworn in the following day. Before this role, he served as a U.S. senator from Florida from 2011 to 2025 and was a Republican presidential candidate in 2016.