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State Department begins widespread layoffs, cutting 1,353 staff as part of reorganization
The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to ...
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Trump’s Mass State Department Layoffs Upend Foreign Policy
Along with rescissions hitting foreign aid, the new round of firings shows Trump is still bent on tearing down bipartisan ...
Rubio’s Cuts at State Department Demote Longtime U.S. Values
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s ...
State Department to lay off 1,300 civil servants, foreign service officers
The State Department will lay off more than 1,300 people as part of a broad restructuring plan, Reuters is reporting. The ...
US State Department tells staff planned layoffs to begin soon
The State Department will start sending notices to members of its workforce impacted by the reorganization soon, the agency's ...
Live updates: Trump surveys Texas flood devastation; layoffs hit State Department
Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and ...
State Department tells staff planned layoffs to begin soon
No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread ...
State Department layoffs: Diplomats brace for mass firings after months in limbo
A rally is expected, with supporters “clapping out” departing State Department employees and protesting the layoffs at 4 p.m.