The U.S. State Department fired more than 1,300 employees on Friday in line with a dramatic reorganization plan from the ...

Mass layoff came days after the Supreme Court cleared the way for US president to gut entire government positions.

Republican leaders say the cuts are necessary to make the department more nimble and efficient, but diplomats say they will ...

The involuntary staff reductions are part of the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the federal workforce.

The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to ...

As part of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government, at least 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign ...

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The State Department will start sending notices to members of its workforce impacted by the reorganization soon, the agency's ...

The U.S. State Department said on Friday it was aware of the reported death of a U.S. citizen in the Israeli-occupied West ...

No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread ...