USAID humanitarian aid destined for Venezuela is displayed for the media at a warehouse next to the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)2025-02-02T17:31:31Z WASHINGTON (AP) The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musks government-inspection teams, a current and a former U.S. official told The Associated Press on Sunday.Members of Musks Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, eventually did gain access Saturday to the aid agencys classified information, which includes intelligence reports, the former official said.Musks DOGE crew lacked high-enough security clearance to access that information, so the two USAID security officials John Vorhees and deputy Brian McGill were legally obligated to deny access.The current and former U.S. officials had knowledge of the incident and spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to share the information. It comes a day after DOGE carried out a similar operation at the Treasury Department, gaining access to sensitive information including the Social Security and Medicare customer payment systems.Musk formed DOGE in cooperation with the new Trump administration with the stated goal of finding ways to fire federal workers, cut programs and slash federal regulations.___AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee in Panama City contributed to this report. ELLEN KNICKMEYER Knickmeyer covers foreign policy and national security for the Associated Press. She is based in Washington, D.C. twitter