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More details: Chief Justice Roberts, acting on his own, issued an “administrative stay,” an interim measure intended to preserve the status quo while the justices deliberate on the matter.
February 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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The Supreme Court blocked a judge’s order to quickly unfreeze payments for foreign aid work.
February 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Yup.
February 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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People are talking to me.

This looks like they were taking a shot at USAID ... with a grenade. People working for USAID under a personal service contract outnumber those who do not. Essentially everyone working as a foreign service national is a PSC, as are about 1,100 of USAID's employees.
US state department fires security and personal services contractors
Directive says new contracts must be terminated immediately in response to Trump executive order
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM