News

State Department cuts China policy staff amid major overhaul
The State Department fired personnel and consolidated offices that help craft the U.S. diplomatic response to China’s ...
State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China
The roles of some of the State Department employees fired last week overlap with priorities that President Donald Trump has ...
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 ...
Nextgov4d
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 ...
Opinion
Byron York | Looking Sensibly at Cuts to State Department
On Friday, the Trump administration laid off about 1,350 employees at the State Department. A number of news reports described the staff cuts as “devastating.” Others suggested the downsizing will […] ...
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 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 ...
Job cuts to hit US State Department soon as Trump reshapes diplomacy
The US State Department will start sending notices to members of its workforce impacted by the reorganisation soon, the ...
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 ...
Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid
Senate backs $9 billion in Trump-requested budget cuts, targeting foreign aid and public broadcasting in push for fiscal ...
The Baltimore Sun3mon
How would billions in proposed cuts to State Department affect US on ...
The White House is reportedly eyeing big cuts to the State Department’s budget and eliminating U.S. spending on NATO and the United Nations. The Washington Post and The Associated Press both ...