Because what’s more important to America’s interests than Armenia’s pension system?
Via NRO’s Jim Geraghty:
Today the “Spared by the Sequester” spotlight falls once again on the Agency for International Development. On March 29, USAID awarded $3,881,188 to Chemonics International, Inc. to help implement reforms to Armenia’s pension system.
From the award notice:
Over the last number of years, the Government of Armenia (GOAM) with USAID’s technical support has consistently worked to make the country’s social protection system more efficient and financially stable.