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Rubio-run State Department dumps Biden-era DEI hiring criteria, replaces with 'fidelity'
Foreign service officers face new hiring criteria as State Department removes DEI requirements and adds "fidelity" as a core ...
Senate Democrats Rail at ‘Sloppy, Rushed’ State Dept. Firings
Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said the changes were needed and called the outrage overblown.
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 ...
State Department cuts broader than anticipated, include diplomatic security
The State Department is sending formal layoff notices to 1,107 civil service employees and 246 foreign service officers with ...
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 ...
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State Department lays off 1,350 employees
The department says the cuts, part of a reorganization that will see 3,000 total personnel reductions, will slash redundancy and walk back growth over the last 25 years.
State Department to soon begin mass layoffs
The department notified employees Thursday that it was about to begin layoffs as part of a consolidation plan that department ...