Source: New York Post
“Remaining staffers at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have been ordered to start burning and shredding classified records as the Trump administration forges ahead with dismantling the agency, an internal directive shows. In a Tuesday email to staffers, USAID acting executive director Erica Carr called for an ‘all day’ effort to help destroy sensitive agency documents at the all-but-shuttered headquarters in Washington, DC. ‘Thank you for your assistance in clearing our classified safes and personnel documents,’ began the email, which bore a USAID logo. ‘Shred as many documents first,’ the email continued, adding that staffers should stuff remaining classified material into designated ‘burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break.’ Staffers were also told to write ‘secret’ on the burn bags with a marker. The email did not elaborate on why the documents should be destroyed.” (03/12/25)
https://nypost.com/2025/03/12/us-news/usaid-staffers-ordered-to-shred-burn-classified-documents/