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The Trump administration is finalizing plans for investors that could include Blackstone and Oracle.
The agency notified Congress of its plan to discontinue any USAID functions that do not align with Trump administration priorities.
"Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break," the email reads.
The email sent to Department of Education staff said offices will be closed "for security reasons."
Counselor to the president Alina Habba said some veterans pushed out of their federal jobs may not want to come into work.
"This will no doubt result in preventable death, destabilization, and threats to national security on a massive scale," Nick Enrich wrote in the memo.
A second email asking government workers to detail what they did in the last week went out to some agencies on Saturday.
All USAID direct hires deemed non-essential will be placed on administrative leave at 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday.
USAID announced that all "direct-hire personnel" will be placed on leave with some exceptions for those on "mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs."
Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating USAID is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans less safe.
USAID will remain a humanitarian aid entity, but its funding and workforce will be significantly reduced, officials said.
USAID Director for Security John Vorhees and Deputy Director for Security Brian McGill were put on leave last night, two sources confirmed to CBS News.
Approximately 60 senior staff within USAID have been suspended, leaving the agency without clear leadership, five sources familiar with the internal action told CBS News.
President Trump signed executive orders that could reshape the management and composition of the U.S. military.
The national security adviser is a top aide to the president who plays a major role in foreign and national security policy decision-making.