The State Department is trimming back the overall scope of its layoffs, compared to what it told Congress last month, with fewer cuts to the Foreign Service.

The State Department is firing more than 1,300 people on Friday as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to an internal notice seen by CNN.

A former senior U.S. official said it was “shortsighted” to consolidate the department’s well-respected intelligence arm.

In connection with the departmental reorganization … the department is streamlining domestic operations to focus on diplomatic priorities.”

State Department to release letter to all employees Thursday evening informing them that it's officially moving to implement “targeted reduction in domestic workforce.”

The complexity of the State Department’s layoffs stems from the hundreds of “competitive areas” it set up ahead of time.

A plan to reorganize and streamline the U.S. State Department is moving into the implementation phase following a Supreme Court decision and will be carried out quickly, U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said on Thursday.

The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump administration earlier this year.