Politico obtained an email from a senior official at USAID ordering the remaining staff to convene at the agency’s former headquarters on Tuesday to destroy all remaining documents by either shredding or burning them.
USAID’s acting executive secretary Erica Carr told the staff to meet at the RRB 14th Street Lobby to “shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break.”
Carr also ordered staff to label the burn bags with the words “SECRET” and “USAID/B/IO/” in dark Sharpie, if possible. She also said to make sure the burn bags did not overfill and to close them with staples at the top.
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