Work, and a survey to document how many U.S. jobs have been lost as a result of the freeze on foreign assistance.

He said volunteer efforts to map a crisis and connect ... s life depended on the U.S. government.” These grassroots tracking efforts are largely self-funded and self-directed.

When U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department told their contractors to pause all work, Sadie Healy expected the impact to be “horrendous.” But Healy, who runs a ...