Carrying boxes past signs of thanks for their service, fired State Department workers were hugged and applauded as they left their headquarters for the last time. More than 1,300 State Department ...

Last week's sweeping State Department layoffs gutted some offices unexpectedly and forced staff to scramble, sources told CBS ...

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

Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.

A rally is expected, with supporters “clapping out” departing State Department employees and protesting the layoffs at 4 p.m.

The State Department on Friday is carrying out plans to lay off 1,300 employees as part of a drastic reorganization effort, drawing outrage from former diplomats and Democrats who say the Trump ...

The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.

Rubio’s plan would shutter most of the State Department’s offices devoted to human rights and lay off an estimated 80% of the DRL staff, most of whom are experts in human rights and democracy.

Foreign service officers face new hiring criteria as State Department removes DEI requirements and adds "fidelity" as a core precept, part of efforts to restructure the department.