The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has instructed its employees to dispose of classified safes and personnel documents at its Washington headquarters, as communicated in an email by acting executive secretary Erica Carr. The directive, which prioritizes shredding over using burn bags, has raised questions about the volume, nature, and urgency of the document destruction, though specific details were not provided. This action highlights ongoing efforts to manage document security within government agencies, with further implications for USAID's operations yet to be revealed.