Fired US Agency for International Development employees will be “escorted” to their desks and have “15 minutes” to collect personal belongings from the gutted agency’s Washington headquarters later this week, according to a notice from USAID.
USAID posted the “specific instructions” former staffers must follow in order to retrieve personal effects from the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington, DC, on the agency’s website Tuesday.
The agency warned ex-employees that if they don’t show up during assigned timeslots on Thursday or Friday, or designate a staffer to retrieve their belongings, their stuff will be stashed in a government warehouse and could be damaged or lost.
“All staff and their property will undergo magnetometer and x-ray machine screening upon entry,” read the notice. “Staff will then be escorted to their workspace, where they will be permitted to collect their personal items.”
“Staff will be given approximately 15 minutes to complete this retrieval and must be finished removing items within their time slot only,” the agency added. “Staff with a significant amount of personal belongings to retrieve must be cognizant of time; however, flexibility may be granted in select circumstances with the approval of the Office of Security.”
USAID noted that “security guards or members of law enforcement” will be present and warned former staffers not to bring “prohibited items,” such as weapons, with them for the pickup.
“Staff MUST bring their own boxes, bags, tape, and/or other containers to remove their personal items; these items will not be provided,” USAID said. “Staff will be permitted to remove personal items only, and may not retrieve or remove any US government-created documents, supplies, or other items that are property of the US government.” --->READ MORE HERE
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'Staff with a significant amount of personal belongings to retrieve must be cognizant of time,' USAID said
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has posted detailed instructions on its website for the thousands of employees seeking to retrieve personal belongings from their offices inside the Ronald Reagan Building after being fired or placed on administrative leave.
The agency is giving employees two days – Thursday, Feb. 27, and Friday, Feb. 28 – to enter the building during designated time slots if they have items they would like to bring home. While the slots range from 60 minutes to 90 minutes overall, employees will have approximately 15 minutes to collect personal belongings from their work spaces.
"Staff will be given approximately 15 minutes to complete this retrieval and must be finished removing items within their time slot only," the instructions stated. "Staff with a significant amount of personal belongings to retrieve must be cognizant of time; however, flexibility may be granted in select circumstances with the approval of the Office of Security."
They must also bring their own containers and supplies to remove and pack up their belongings.
Before leaving the building with their items, USAID said staff "will be required to acknowledge receipt of their personal belongings" in order to keep agencies from being liable for items left behind. They will also be required to confirm that they do not have any physical or electronic government records with them.
USAID said Thursday and Friday are the only two days when retrieval will be allowed and employees must do it within the time slot that coordinates with their bureau. If staff members cannot make the time slot, only a designated alternate staff member can retrieve belongings as visitors, children and staff without proper credentials will not be allowed. --->READ MORE HERE
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