Who let the DOGE in? The Trump administration’s determination to shut down <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POjbW6rOsZ37Uc-AtgCDeIveAuZUFDsa4-VJDKDzryM1S3B4Btme8I45jZazaPrg_ypR_wnfvjd04jNpvHsM_NN5HuoO1XPRmjfdYGlozdZcwzUqsXZLjwNSFwqLc5y2UDfOnaJzg7DQlr0Tk-0kKgHwqxeGr92V9WEmoF4UwdTlNj_Wpa5_f9CevbYE5udexSVJHZaVRhqPkS8kgjoMPk5tYo3aevR_-3tbIN9PbHEWlFceo9YMmsGoYaFy-6Smscg==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZR-bhKAj9dmLj671sg66hCfNVaemChDCOyPh7bIerHZpwWk3BuM4LgA8ACODe7Z_NoRpkNkU=> the U.S. African Development Foundation <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZR-bhJ-4LVe9-yVAQmzkJLjCKqPmH-yq5DDWzkJBtI7mknzGfGrZsJEkv9sHCoXYApqjzyYM=>, the Inter-American Foundation <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZR-bhJwHPuQV_UE-goDqtvDMPuye2rSbZ_Ff3SSTO8y_I5oGKBQr6aqXEEjuVesATzdcUCvk=>, and now the U.S. Institute of Peace <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZR-bhJxjBYjGnDPrMo-R-qoph6VZdDxCL4RA9N-zJrKo3fMEGy_N5lMQBCJUweY6UjrxcIKE=> is both relentless and dramatic.
*Except USIP is different* from the other two in that it’s an independent nonprofit, not a government agency. That didn’t deter DOGE from barging into its headquarters in Washington, D.C. — the first time on Friday afternoon, when DOGE representatives and two FBI agents were turned away <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POlJNH-zgYN4uLQ2vyaWxF-yXPkfKcapkX4a1bNCfNvMaZTbdRig0MCZokQmpHL4n_2YXkWp5h02dNcgmImEAgaXeLhNWStmQHwkVGdaD4MjgfovdbfMib5aRhR5cd_LqNrI7Ty7RqxJBV72oqCNnoEVVttGWFnirJ2g-Nbvl-EX3-i9_nhjGwwaK49RuCUg3oOooPQ63QnCvqcfk7Jr6EPOrzDOH6p_CduQ8zeMUs2ubSPxV23cteDAz8KNzinklPA==/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZR-bhKAj9dmLj671sg66hCfNVaemChDCOyPh7bIerHZpwWk3BuM4LgA8ACODe7Z_NoRpkNkU=> . But if at first you don’t succeed … On Monday afternoon, USIP’s acting president and CEO, George Moose, put out a one-line statement that *“DOGE has broken into our building.”* A few hours later, the cost-cutting organization did indeed breach the building, posting on X a letter from three of USIP’s board members stating *they were removing Moose* and that *Kenneth Jackson* — USAID’s assistant to the administrator for management and resources — *had taken his place*. “The only unlawful individual was Mr. Moose, who refused to comply, and even tried to fire USIP’s private security team when said security team went to give access to Mr. Jackson,” DOGE stated <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZR-bhKOaV6A4I0PFDjHiFQy4eeRaNaZIKOrhgfN3Kq4mCkn4w6Uepe-CTO4lEqA_KkvkS8-Y=> on X, the social media platform owned by DOGE chief Elon Musk, noting that D.C. police “arrived onsite and escorted Mr. Jackson into the building.” Moose’s firing, however, is in direct opposition to the U.S. Institute of Peace Act, which states that USIP board members must be confirmed by the Senate. Since its founding in 1984 under Republican President Ronald Reagan, USIP has described itself as a nonpartisan, independent entity focused on protecting American interests by preventing violence and promoting peace. *Read:* DOGE 'breaks into' the US Institute of Peace <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POkBQh3h_iqvAUwrNHENibFMYNqM57AJwxk4ZBPtDwCh6Hc6dRutby8uQYwNY7Ybk0EWD9cUUBA1L4q6yuzNskHwX2Vr4VhOqBzz-kiwOTPywV-wzdtFl8U4A_E651xX5nc_COLeszVltM0kwGT9uoanDEh4Bl-mvzp7RsEi8I9RRmTh6P4gAbO4YQahNyIYp4JW_zFlIV4J_vZ4wRE-dHGzgIw1AAtgtf1TCIhLI5HCu/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZR-bhKAj9dmLj671sg66hCfNVaemChDCOyPh7bIerHZpwWk3BuM4LgA8ACODe7Z_NoRpkNkU=>
