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State Dept. Layoffs Hit Russia and Ukraine Analysts
A former senior U.S. official said it was “shortsighted” to consolidate the department’s well-respected intelligence arm.
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 to begin mass layoffs of about 1,800 employees in coming days
The State Department informed U.S.-based employees on Thursday that it would soon be laying off nearly 2,000 workers as part ...
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State Department official defends layoffs and the dismantling of foreign aid agency
A senior State Department official faced tough questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday as he defended sweeping layoffs and the dismantling of the U.S.'s lead foreign aid agency.
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 tells staffers that layoff notices are coming soon
The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.
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 ...
State Department Lays Off 1,300 Employees in Sweeping Reorganization
Administration officials say the plan will cut down on unwieldy bureaucracy and modernize the agency.
Show of support outside the US State Department as mass layoffs begin
Some laid off employees were seen carrying boxes out of the U.S. State Department as supporters bid them farewell with ...
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State Dept. layoffs necessary for ‘higher quality’ workforce, deputy secretary tells lawmakers
The complexity of the State Department’s layoffs stems from the hundreds of “competitive areas” it set up ahead of time.