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More than 1,000 people laid off at US State Department
The involuntary staff reductions are part of the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the federal workforce.
The Economist20h
The US in brief: Slashing the State Department
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1,300+ U.S. State Department workers are being fired amid reorganization
Republican leaders say the cuts are necessary to make the department more nimble and efficient, but diplomats say they will ...
The Times of Israel3h
US State Department fires over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
Dismissals are part of major reorganization of department, which proponents have touted as a streamlining measure and critics ...
Al Jazeera on MSN5h
US State Department begins layoffs in Trump’s shake-up of diplomatic corps
Mass layoff came days after the Supreme Court cleared the way for US president to gut entire government positions.
US State Department begins mass layoffs
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) — More than 1,300 State Department employees were fired Friday in a downsizing ordered by ...
State Department begins 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 ...
US aware of reported death of American after beating by Israeli settlers
The U.S. State Department said on Friday it was aware of the reported death of a U.S. citizen in the Israeli-occupied West ...
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 ...