Kari Lake, the top dog at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), has reined in wasteful spending and trimmed unnecessary fat from the system. I’m talking about a whopping 1400 positions eliminated – that’s an 85% reduction in personnel since March.
This is all part of President Donald Trump’s executive order to reduce the bloated federal workforce. Kari Lake ADMITTED as much in a statement.
“Reduction in Force (RIF) notices were sent to 639 employees at USAGM and Voice of America,” Lake said. And why? To create a leaner, meaner agency that is efficient and less biased. This is an agency that’s funded and directed by America’s foreign policy objectives. No more freeloaders. No more unaccountable, wasteful media.
In March, Lake also gave the boot to a $250 million lease for a luxury high-rise building on Pennsylvania Avenue. That’s right, folks. No more fancy buildings bought with taxpayers’ money. She’s also put in place new safeguards to hold the media leadership accountable for YEARS of waste and mismanagement.
The U.S. Agency for Global Media is now also absorbing the Voice of America and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), which transmits news into Cuba from its office in sunny Florida. And let me tell you something else, the 33 employees at OCB? They’ve been retained.
This is about safeguarding taxpayer dollars and ensuring they’re used in a manner consistent with America’s interests. And Lake’s looking forward to working with President Trump to ensure that America’s story is told in a way that aligns with our foreign policy.
In conclusion, Trump and his team are working tirelessly to ensure your tax dollars are used wisely and efficiently.