USIP officials called police on Monday in a failed effort to stop officials from Elon Musk’s Government Efficiency (DOGE) from entering Washington headquarters.
Former USIP officials argue that Doge has no authority to enter the building and dismiss staff, claiming that the institute operates independently of the management of the executive department despite its operations. Almost completely About federal funding. USIP, established by Congress in 1984; claim Its mission is to “prevent violent conflicts and prevent overseas broker peace deals” despite the US’s involvement in many military interventions, long-term wars and growing global instability in decades. (Related: USAID staff who were given 15 minutes to collect their belongings and were warned against bringing weapons)
“Doge broke into our building,” said George Moose, representative USIP president until last week’s fire. I said Monday’s reporter. “What happened here was an illegal acquisition by elements of the administrative division of private nonprofits.”
Mr. Moose denied legal access to Kenneth Jackson, acting president of USIP (approved by the USIP committee). @dcpolicedept We arrived on the property and escorted Mr. Jackson into the building. The only illegal individual was Mr. Moose. https://t.co/fy8hjclx9e pic.twitter.com/yqq81qnkxm
– Government Efficiency Bureau (@doge) March 18, 2025
The conflict comes after President Donald Trump replaces it via lab leadership Presidential Order Last week – an order to eliminate “ununified components and functions” of various government agencies, appointing Kenneth Jackson as representative president, arriving with Doge representatives and law enforcement.
The Institute has been the subject of skepticism through its existence, and its effectiveness is questioned across party boundaries. Former Republican Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz and former Democrat New York Rep. Anthony Weiner previously exced the institute in the 2011 Wall Street Journal. op-edcalling it a “case study of how government waste flourishes.” USIP request According to its website, $55,459,000 for fiscal year 2025 to “promote world peace and security.”
“The idea began as a modest proposal that included $4 million in seed money during the Cold War,” they wrote. “But this organization was basically funded the previous year, and because they had important allies, they received government funding each year.”
Democrats today argue that the president’s efforts to close out a useless government program through Doge raise legal questions about the boundaries of executive agencies for federally funded nonprofits. Democrat Virginia Rep. Don Bayer characterized Monday’s “intrusion” as part of a broader pattern of excesses by Doge, which Doge calls “independence.”
“I was in USIP tonight to do some council surveillance over the Doge invasion,” Beyer wrote in Bluesky. “USIP is an independent nonprofit organization and I will strive to stop Doge’s illegal gains of power.”
I was at USIP tonight and oversee the Congress over the Doge invasion. USIP is an independent nonprofit organization and I will strive to stop Doge’s illegal gains of power.
– Congressman Don Bayer (@beyer.house.gov)) March 17th, 2025, 9:54pm
The incident at USIP reflects recent conflicts involving other government-funded initiatives that resist attempts to restructure or eliminate Trump’s administration’s activities. Last week, Doge officials received court approval to enter the African Development Foundation’s office despite attempts to block leadership entry.
The White House defended Doge’s entry, arguing that federally funded nonprofits should not be exempt from reforms aimed at reducing wasteful spending.
“Eighteen board members have been legally removed and the remaining board members have been appointed president of acting Kenneth Jackson,” White House spokesman Anna Kelly I said The Daily Caller News Foundation. “No fraudulent bureaucrats will be allowed to hold agencies hostages. The Trump administration will enforce the president’s executive body and ensure that his agency is held accountable to the American people.”
USIP X Account It doesn’t exist anymore As of Tuesday.
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