GoKawiilUSAID couldn't verify employment records for DOGE's Jeremy Lewin during his takeover
Jeremy Lewin, a 28-year-old DOGE affiliate, was handed authority over USAID by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on March 18, 2025, despite having no background in government or foreign aid. Internal emails reviewed by WIRED show that for weeks afterward, USAID staff had no documentation of his employment, and security couldn't issue him an ID because no records existed. During this period he nonetheless canceled aid programs and signed off on mass staff terminations.