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State Department cuts broader than anticipated, include diplomatic security
State Department to release letter to all employees Thursday evening informing them that it's officially moving to implement ...
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 lay off 1,300 civil servants, foreign service officers
The State Department had about 80,000 employees in September, the latest numbers that are available. That included about 14,000 foreign service employees and 13,000 civil service employees.
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 ...
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State Department now probing all visa holders at Harvard - MSN
WASHINGTON — The State Department is broadening its review of visa holders at Harvard University beyond the foreign student population, a senior official told The Post on Thursday.
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 leaner foreign policy force that, he argues, will allow the United ...
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DEI and the State Department - WSJ
The Foreign Service Institute removed more than 1,200 DEI training courses for diplomats. But even with this overhaul, many international schools that receive State Department funds still boast of ...
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State Department Alums Take Aim at Foreign Service Reform
The Hudson Institute hosted a Tuesday panel discussion on the potential for a reform of the State Department and the U.S. Foreign Service under the incoming Trump administration. The panelists ...
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State Department releases reorganization plan - POLITICO
The State Department also will eliminate the office of the director of the Foreign Service Institute, which provides language training and other educational support for career foreign service ...
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State Department program brings foreign policy scholars to UD
Every summer, some of the world’s most promising mid-career foreign policy scholars come to the University of Delaware to learn from foreign policy experts as part of the Study of the U.S. Institute ...
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State Department announces ‘comprehensive’ internal reorganization
The State Department announced a "comprehensive" reorganization plan to consolidate more than 130 offices and eliminate 700 positions.
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State Department now probing all visa holders at Harvard — not just ...
WASHINGTON — The State Department is broadening its review of visa holders at Harvard University beyond the foreign student population, a senior official told The Post on Thursday. The ...