USAID security leaders on leave after denying DOGE access to classified documents – Washington Examiner
Two senior officials at the United States Agency for International Progress (USAID) have been placed on leave by the Trump governance after refusing to provide classified documents to a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) inspection team. The officials, John Vorhees and his deputy Brian McGill, were reportedly required to deny access due to a lack of proper security clearances for the DOGE team. Despite their refusal, the inspection team eventually gained access to the documents. Elon Musk, who was involved wiht the DOGE team, criticized USAID, referring to it as a “criminal institution” on social media. This incident occurred shortly after Musk’s team had also accessed sensitive information from the Treasury Department.The Washington Examiner has sought comments from USAID and DOGE regarding these events.
USAID security leaders on leave after denying DOGE access to classified documents
Two senior security officials with the United States Agency for International Development were placed on leave by the Trump administration after refusing to hand over classified documents to a Department of Government Efficiency inspection team, according to a report.
The two USAID security officials, John Vorhees and deputy Brian McGill, were legally required to deny Elon Musk’s government inspection teams access to the documents since they did not have the proper security clearances to access the documents, a current and former U.S. official told the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity since they were not authorized to discuss the matter.
Musk’s inspection teams were eventually able to gain access to the classified documents on Saturday.
In a series of posts to social media on Sunday, Musk derided the USAID, calling it a “criminal organization” and that it was “time” for it to “die.”
The DOGE team gaining access to classified documents comes just a day after a DOGE-commissioned team gained access to sensitive information from the Treasury Department, including the Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems.
The Washington Examiner reached out to USAID and DOGE for comment.
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