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State Department begins 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 ...
Rubio’s Cuts at State Department Demote Longtime U.S. Values
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s ...
State Department begins laying off nearly 1,500 workers
U.S. diplomats are bracing for cuts to the State Department workforce.  The layoffs are part of a mass reorganization of the ...
1,300+ U.S. State Department workers are being fired amid reorganization
Republican leaders say the cuts are necessary to make the department more nimble and efficient, but diplomats say they will ...
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The US in brief: Slashing the State Department
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Rubio begins mass firings at State Department: Key takeaways
Secretary of State Marco Rubio began mass firings at the State Department on Monday, part of a reorganization plan to form a ...
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 ...
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US sanctions Cuban leader for human rights violations on anniversary of country's uprising
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions in a post on X, which were also levied against Cuban Defense Minister ...
Rubio stresses cooperation in talks with China’s Wang Yi in Malaysia as US-China tensions simmer
Rubio described the meeting as “constructive” and that the two nations can learn to manage their differences while exploring ...
State Department tells staff planned layoffs to begin soon
No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread ...