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State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps
The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees on Friday as the administration of President Donald ...
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 ...
Trump White House Prepares to Lay Off More Than 1,000 State Department Workers Amid Multiple Global Conflicts
The Associated Press reported on Friday, July 11, that the department would be sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants ...
Live updates: Trump surveys Texas flood devastation; layoffs hit State Department
Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and ...
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 layoffs: Diplomats brace for mass firings after months in limbo
A rally is expected, with supporters “clapping out” departing State Department employees and protesting the layoffs at 4 p.m.
State Department layoffs set to take place 'soon' per internal memo
Employees of the U.S. State Department could receive a layoff notice via email very soon as part of the Trump ...
State Department to begin layoffs in effort to downsize government
The department will begin issuing layoff notices to employees via email “in the coming days,” according to a staff memo ...