The US Institute of Peace (USIP) has appointed 28-year-old Nate Cavanaugh, a tech entrepreneur and college dropout, as its acting president following significant staff cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In a court filing, USIP announced that nearly all staff at the headquarters had been fired. The resolution to appoint Cavanaugh was signed by State Secretary Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who both sit on the board. The filing raises concerns about potential jurisdiction issues related to asset transfers ordered under Cavanaugh's leadership.
The filing said State Secretary Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed a resolution to appoint Nate Cavanaugh, 28, as the acting president of the USIP in late March.
Lawyers for the USIP wrote in the filing that the White House DOGE office "fired all or nearly all of the Institute's staff employed at its headquarters building" as of Friday.
Cavanaugh, a tech entrepreneur and college dropout, is replacing Kenneth Jackson, a former State Department official DOGE installed as acting president just weeks ago.
"If Defendant Cavanaugh executes the transfer of the Institute's assets as directed in the Resolution, that transfer will present a serious risk of gravely impairing this Court's jurisdiction to remedy the Defendant's unlawful seizure of control over the Institute," the USIP's lawyers argued in the filing.
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