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State Dept. layoffs led by team of outsiders willing to ‘break stuff’
Interviews with more than 60 people detail a frenetic, arbitrary process underpinning the Trump administration’s far-reaching ...
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 ...
Sources describe disarray at State Department after Trump administration's layoffs
Last week's sweeping State Department layoffs gutted some offices unexpectedly and forced staff to scramble, sources told CBS ...
State Department enacts widespread layoffs, cutting 1,353 staff
The State Department on Friday began laying off more than 1,300 staffers as it seeks to cut the size of its U.S. workforce by about 15%, part of the Trump administration's sweeping plan to reorganize ...
State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China
One employee coordinated intelligence activities. Another worked to leverage U.S. energy interests abroad. And a third was an ...
State Department lays off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump ...
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 ...
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State Department lays off 1,350 employees
The department says the cuts, part of a reorganization that will see 3,000 total personnel reductions, will slash redundancy ...
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 ...
State Department Lays Off 1,300 Employees in Sweeping Reorganization
Administration officials say the plan will cut down on unwieldy bureaucracy and modernize the agency.
US State Department draws criticism for shutting office that brings home deceased diplomats
Among the scores of offices the U.S. State Department eliminated last week in its dramatic revamp, the shuttering of one ...