Dodge starts to work at the headquarters of the world of peace in the US

Department of Effectiveness of the Government Managed Elon MuskHe arrived at the Peace Corps headquarters in Washington on Friday, the Colombia District, believing this could be the last goal of the Trump administration to reduce the size of the federal labor force.

“The staff of the Department of Government efficiency works at the Peace Corps headquarters, and the agency supports its requests,” Reuters said.

The world of peace, created in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, sends volunteers around the world to help countries in education, health and economics projects. Since then, more than 240,000 Americans have served as a world of peace. The agency is widely regarded as one of the most visible tools used by the US government to promote global influence.

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DEGE members headed by Elon Musk arrived at the Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, Columbia County, Colombia County (Win McNamee / Getty Images / Getty Images)

The purpose of Doge’s visit was not immediately understood but the arrival Doge staff The federal agency is often accompanied by layoffs.

The world of peace, which has an annual budget of more than $ 400 million, has long been popular with both Democrats and Republicans. Congress has a two -party peace building.

In 1983, then President Ronald Reagan said: “According to the example of these volunteers, the world of peace can understand that the heart of America is strong and her heart is good.”

The world of peace has an annual budget of more than $ 400 million. (Reuters / Kent Nishimura / Reuters)

According to Reuters.

President Donald Trump Since returning to the White House, in January, it has already taken a few steps to exclude the key poles of America’s soft power, including the efforts to dismantle the US Agency for International Development, the US Institute of Peace and Government Financing, such as the Voice of America.

Applications for the Federal Workers’ Job Agency Agency Simited to DOGE

The leadership of the agency’s leadership staff said the Dage members would arrive on Friday afternoon and work on weekends. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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Approximately 130 employees in the Wilson Center, non -partisan foreign policy analytical centers in Washington, Colombia District were placed on vacation after DOGE started navigating this week, The New York Times reports.

Reuters contributed to this report.