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'It's sort of scary': Officials flag surprising revelations from deep State Department cuts
Senior officials eliminate 3,000 positions in the biggest State Department reorganization since the Cold War, citing waste ...
State Department enacts 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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State Dept lays off 1,350 employees as reorganization nears final phase
The State Department is trimming back the overall scope of its layoffs, compared to what it told Congress last month, with ...
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The State Department Shuts Down Its Office Combating Human Trafficking
As President Donald Trump takes a beating from his own MAGA crowd for his handling of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the ...
State Department firings will hit Trump admin’s ability to tackle its own priorities, sources say
The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly impact the Trump administration’s ability to address the ...
Trump Admin to Cut 1,300 Jobs in State Department Reorganization
The State Department is set to fire 1,300 staff as the White House pushes sweeping reorganization targeting refugee, human ...
State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China
Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are overdue and necessary to make the ...
State Dept. to fire 1,300-plus employees in dramatic reorganization plan
The firings are part of a dramatic reorganization and a push by the Trump administration to drastically downsize the federal ...
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Photos of US State Department workers getting hugs and applause as they’re fired
Carrying boxes past signs of thanks for their service, fired State Department workers were hugged and applauded as they left ...
State Department Lays Off 1,300 Employees in Sweeping Reorganization
Administration officials say the plan will cut down on unwieldy bureaucracy and modernize the agency.
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 says reorganization plan moving to implementation
A plan to overhaul the U.S. State Department and lay off employees is moving into the implementation phase following a ...