DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE: May 29, 2026
CBCA 8457
JOHN BLANKSON,
Appellant,
v.
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
Respondent.
The case caption as the decision prints it. Every word is kept; the rule the Board draws around it is not text, so it is not repeated here.
John Blankson, pro se, New York, NY.
Robert J. Anderson and Aaron J. Pound, Office of General Counsel, General Services Administration, Washington, DC, counsel for Respondent.
KULLBERG, Board Judge.
Order
On May 28, 2026, the parties advised the Board that they had reached a settlement and requested that this appeal be dismissed. Accordingly, this appeal is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
Due to an agency restructuring and reduction in force, counsel for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) withdrew from the case, effective March 6, 2026. Attorneys from the General Services Administration filed notices of appearance “on behalf of USAID” on March 16, 2026.
H. Chuck Kullberg
Board Judge
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