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State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China
Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are overdue and necessary to make the ...
State Department firings will hit Trump admin’s ability to tackle its own priorities, sources say
The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly impact the Trump administration’s ability to address the ...
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 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
The department has begun sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with assignments in ...
Why State Department employees say Rubio is a ‘mute accessory to Trump’
Important new reporting from Puck’s Julia Ioffe reveals what America's bruised diplomats really think of their boss, ...
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 ...
US State Department to fire over 1,300 employees as Trump admin. aims to shrink federal gov't
As part of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government, at least 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign ...