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The State Department is sending formal layoff notices to 1,107 civil service employees and 246 foreign service officers with ...
The department says the cuts, part of a reorganization that will see 3,000 total personnel reductions, will slash redundancy ...
Administration officials say the plan will cut down on unwieldy bureaucracy and modernize the agency.
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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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.
The cuts have been roundly criticized by current and former diplomats who say they will weaken U.S. influence and its ability ...