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State Department cuts hit cyber diplomats doing international engagements
Impacted units in the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy include the Office of Bilateral and Regional Affairs and Office ...
Applause as Teary State Department Workers Exit After Mass Firings
Videos show emotional scenes as tearful State Department employees emerge to applause from colleagues after being abruptly ...
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 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 ...
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Rep. Johnson Warns State Department Purge Risks U.S. Diplomacy and Security
At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Rep. Julie Johnson criticized sweeping staff cuts at USAID and the State Department, warning they endanger U.S. global standing. She highlighted concerns ...
A sensible look at the State Department cuts
On Friday, the Trump administration laid off about 1,350 employees at the State Department. A number of news reports ...
State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps
WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees on Friday as the ...
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 cutting 1,353 jobs amid downsizing
The State Department on Friday began notifying 1,353 affected workers of their pending job losses as the department reduces ...
State Department to axe 1,800 employees
Nearly 2,000 State Department employees face layoffs in a reorganization plan that amounts to a 15% workforce reduction under ...