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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 that the downsizing ...
The State Department fired personnel and consolidated offices that help craft the U.S. diplomatic response to China’s ...
The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to ...
The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to ...
Massive Cuts Reshape State Department Under Trump’s Vision In a bold move reminiscent of his sweeping reforms during his first term, President Donald Trump is shaking up the U.S ...
NPR's Scott Simon asks veteran career diplomat Nicholas Burns about the Trump administration's plans to downsize the State Department.
Videos show emotional scenes as tearful State Department employees emerge to applause from colleagues after being abruptly ...
The U.S. State Department is firing more than 1,300 employees Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the ...
The State Department is trimming back the overall scope of its layoffs, compared to what it told Congress last month, with ...
As the Trump administration on Friday began its firing of 1,353 employees at the State Department, laid-off employees described shock, a chaotic process of layoffs and concern about the ramifications ...
The State Department is firing more than 1,300 people on Friday as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to an ...