Representatives from the Department of Government Efficiency initiative have arrived at the Peace Corps' headquarters, the agency confirmed Saturday, signaling possible cuts to a volunteer mission that has long enjoyed bipartisan support, .
“Staff from the Department of Government Efficiency are currently working at Peace Corps headquarters and the agency is supporting their requests," the Peace Corps' press office said, without specifying what work DOGE is undertaking or how the agency is accommodating its requests.
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WATCH HEREThe National Peace Corps Association said a DOGE representative arrived Friday and additional staff were expected through the weekend. The nonprofit organization, which supports the agency's mission, told members it was on watch for news of any funding cuts.
"These visits at other federal agencies have led to major funding cuts," the . "We don’t yet know the full impact, but we’re watching closely."
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The Peace Corps has struggled to meet its staffing goals in recent years, with its "fill rate," a measurement that reflects its ability to accommodate requests for volunteers, dropping from 94% in fiscal year 2019 to 63% in fiscal year 2023,
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Funding for the Peace Corps amounts to less than a tenth of a percent of the total federal budget and costs the average taxpayer under a few dollars a year.
The Peace Corps' budget in the 2024 fiscal year was $430.5 million, according to a recent . The Biden administration requested the agency receive $479 million this fiscal year, but Congress has yet to pass a funding authorization following President Donald Trump's election in the fall.
including by allowing volunteers to receive larger payments after their service, has received bipartisan support in previous years, but has failed to garner enough support to become law.
The Peace Corps is not a foreign aid agency, but it engages in international development and assistance, with volunteers working in sectors that include education, health, youth development, community economic development, environment and agriculture. The Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees oversee the agency’s activities and programs.
The Peace Corps only restored its geographic footprint to pre-pandemic levels in the last fiscal year, serving in 61 countries The agency planned to expand its work into the Indo-Pacific region this year, but it is unclear if those plans will continue.
The Peace Corps was established through executive order by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961 and formally authorized by Congress on September 22, 1961.
Over 240,000 Americans have served in the agency since it was founded, and trainees were to Armenia, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.
DOGE's presence at the Peace Corps comes months after the Elon Musk-led group began . The Peace Corps and USAID have collaborated through various initiatives, most notably the , which provides grants to Peace Corps volunteers on assignment in countries around the world for development projects.
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