State Department, Sweeping Reorganization
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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.
The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments in the United States, said a senior State Department official.
The State Department on Friday began notifying 1,353 affected workers of their pending job losses as the department reduces its workforce by 15%.
The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.
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.
A rally is expected, with supporters “clapping out” departing State Department employees and protesting the layoffs at 4 p.m. Friday.
State Department to release letter to all employees Thursday evening informing them that it's officially moving to implement “targeted reduction in domestic workforce.”
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
State Department eliminates 132 offices and cuts 15% of Washington staff in Marco Rubio's sweeping overhaul criticized as diplomatic vandalism.