AmeriCorps placed employees at its Washington headquarters and around the nation on administrative leave Wednesday as the Trump administration and DOGE moved to make sweeping cuts at an organization that deploys volunteers across the U.S.
Employees received a memo from Interim Director Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi informing them they had been placed on leave effective immediately, according to a copy of the memo obtained by POLITICO and agency staff with direct knowledge of the situation who were granted anonymity to avoid repercussions.
A spokesperson for AmeriCorps did not immediately respond to questions but staff members said hundreds of people appear to have been placed on leave, jeopardizing the organization’s programs with nonprofits around the country. Only a handful of senior officials and program heads remain active at the agency, one of the affected employees said…