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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 ...
United States Reissues 'Do Not Travel' Warning For Libya
On Wednesday, July 16, the United States Department of State reissued a travel advisory for Libya, urging Americans not to travel to Libya for any reason "due to crime, terrorism, unexploded landmines ...
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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 ...
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 ...
State Department is firing over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
In connection with the departmental reorganization … the department is streamlining domestic operations to focus on ...
State Department cutting 1,353 jobs amid downsizing
The State Department on Friday began notifying 1,353 affected workers of their pending job losses as the department reduces ...
State Department layoffs: Diplomats brace for mass firings after months in limbo
A rally is expected, with supporters “clapping out” departing State Department employees and protesting the layoffs at 4 p.m.
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.