The State Department is sending formal layoff notices to 1,107 civil service employees and 246 foreign service officers with ...

The administration says the cuts are necessary to increase efficiency, but experts warn that there could be negative consequences to the United States' relationship with other countries, especially ...

The department says the cuts, part of a reorganization that will see 3,000 total personnel reductions, will slash redundancy ...

Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are overdue and necessary to make the ...

Administration officials say the plan will cut down on unwieldy bureaucracy and modernize the agency.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s ...

Impacted workers and department formers say the loss of knowledge threatens to impair the agency’s science and technology ...

The cuts have been roundly criticized by current and former diplomats who say they will weaken U.S. influence and its ability ...

The State Department informed U.S.-based employees on Thursday that it would soon be laying off nearly 2,000 workers as part ...

The layoffs will affect 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with assignments in the United States, according to a senior department official.

Inside the State Department, employees are packing up their belongings in anticipation of a reorganization and reduction in ...