Freeze ADS changes then rewrite all major USAID policies within one year
Mandate orders an immediate ADS/policy freeze, moves ADS processing to a politicized Budget/Policy office, and requires amending or withdrawing all major agency policies within the first calendar year.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 9 (USAID) — PPL / BPRM: shift PPL policy functions to Office of Budget and Resource Management renamed Budget, Policy, and Resource Management staffed with political appointees; move ADS change processing to BPRM; Assistant Administrator for PPL should freeze ADS/agencywide policy changes; all major agency policies reviewed and amended or withdrawn within first calendar year.
Undo plan
1) Lift blanket freezes that halt necessary legal/compliance ADS updates.
2) Restore career policy shops for ADS integrity with political oversight on agenda items only.
3) Require notice-and-comment analogues for major policy rewrites affecting partners.
4) Stagger reviews to avoid operational chaos.
5) Verify: partner guidance stability metrics and protest/complaint volumes.