A former senior U.S. official said it was “shortsighted” to consolidate the department’s well-respected intelligence arm.

The department is the latest state agency to announce cuts after more than 50 employees were let go from other departments in ...

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees on Friday as the ...

The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to ...

The complexity of the State Department’s layoffs stems from the hundreds of “competitive areas” it set up ahead of time.

In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that had reinstated 1,400 Education ...

Nearly 2,000 State Department employees face layoffs in a reorganization plan that amounts to a 15% workforce reduction under ...

State is poised to be the first agency to move forward with RIFs after receiving the Supreme Court's blessing.

Administration officials say the plan will cut down on unwieldy bureaucracy and modernize the agency.

Employees of the U.S. State Department could receive a layoff notice via email very soon as part of the Trump ...

The department says the cuts, part of a reorganization that will see 3,000 total personnel reductions, will slash redundancy ...