DOGE just shutdown AmeriCorps, placing most of its staff nationwide on immediate leave.
A memo from the interim director confirmed the freeze, with only top positions still active. I assume that’s so they can vacuum and clean up before they leave.
It’s part of a broader DOGE-led shakeup targeting shady federal programs that are bloated and/or ineffective.
And seeing as this group got a cool $1.3 billion last year, and then fails their audits 8 times in a row…I think they qualify.
Volunteers are quite upset about it. I assume most of them are basically in the dark about what really is going on with the money at AmeriCorps.
Politico reports:
AmeriCorps placed employees at its Washington headquarters and around the nation on
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