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U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) officials said respective members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) arrived unannounced with FBI agents connected Saturday but were denied entree to the gathering aft being approached by their counsel.
“They were met astatine the doorway by the Institute’s extracurricular counsel who informed them of USIP’s backstage and autarkic presumption arsenic a non-executive subdivision agency. Following that discussion, the DOGE representatives departed,” Gonzo Gallegos, USIP’s manager of communications, said successful a connection to The Hill.
DOGE has ordered mass firings astatine a wide scope of national agencies and departments portion moving to cancel authorities contracts successful an effort to trim spending levels.
USIP is simply a nationalist non-partisan enactment created by Congress and dedicated to protecting U.S. interests by helping to forestall convulsive conflicts and broker bid deals overseas according to their website.
It uses national backing to execute its ngo and works intimately with the Department of Defense.
A Senate-confirmed Board of Directors made up of the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense and President of the National Defense University governs the USIP successful an effort to align with each statesmanlike medication and their nationalist information efforts.
“As an independent, non-profit enactment established by Congress, USIP remains committed to the practice and comity with the Trump Administration it has exhibited successful its enactment with 7 administrations since its founding nether President Ronald Reagan,” Gallegos said aft the DOGE visit.
“This includes ensuring the liable usage of payer funds, aggressively pursuing its ongoing efforts to modernize and marque each aspects of its operations much efficient,” helium added.
