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Veteran U.S. diplomats baffled after mass layoffs at State Department
More than 1,300 employees were forced out of the State Department on Friday, taking with them decades of specialized skills ...
State Department cuts broader than anticipated, include diplomatic security
State Department to release letter to all employees Thursday evening informing them that it's officially moving to implement ...
State Department is firing more than 1,300 staff on Friday
The State Department is firing more than 1,300 people on Friday as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to an ...
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 ...
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 tells staffers that layoff notices are coming soon
The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.
The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees under a Trump administration plan
The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments ...
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 ...