State Department, reorganization plan
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Important new reporting from Puck’s Julia Ioffe reveals what America's bruised diplomats really think of their boss, Secretary of State Marco Rubio. With the Trump administration’s cuts hitting the State Department,
The State Department informed U.S.-based employees on Thursday that it would soon be laying off nearly 2,000 workers as part of a plan to downsize its domestic workforce.
Videos show emotional scenes as tearful State Department employees emerge to applause from colleagues after being abruptly fired.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s standing and influence could be high.
The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.
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A U.S. diplomat laid off from the State Department after over 20 years says cutting the types of programs she worked on will be “devastating” to U.S. foreign policy and national security. The layoffs are part of a mass reorganization of the federal agency,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.