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() Personal Service Contractors, including the 3-person team that the United States sent to Myanmar to help with earthquake recovery, are being fired.
A source familiar with the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance informed of the move, though it’s not clear if their termination is effective immediately or not.
The team is still on the ground in Myanmar. It was first reported by PBS.
The source explained that these people work when needed but if the contracts are ended, as is now taking place, quickly responding to the next disaster becomes impossible because they’re no longer, essentially, on retainer.
In addition, the source said life-saving awards, including food aid, that the State Department said they would keep are now being terminated.
As of Friday aid was canceled for Yemen, Syria, Jordan and Afghanistan, according to the source.
has reached out to the State Department for comment on both.