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State Department deputy Michael Rigas tapped as acting GSA head
Stephen Ehikian, who has served as the acting GSA administrator since Trump took office, will be staying on as deputy. Some ...
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As State Department office combating human trafficking faces cuts, former leader weighs in
For 25 years, the State Department has had an office tracking the scope of human trafficking and working to combat it. In ...
State Department says 59,000 tons of food assistance are in motion after reports of incinerated aid
State Department expects to distribute 59,305 metric tons of food aid amid reports that 500 tons were incinerated, with ...
State Department firings will hit Trump admin’s ability to tackle its own priorities, sources say
The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly impact the Trump administration’s ability to address the ...
At least six states and cities weighing proposals to bar ICE officers from wearing masks
State legislatures in California, Massachusetts, and New York are considering legislation that would ban masks and require federal immigration officers to wear IDs.
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 ...
Sources describe disarray at State Department after Trump administration's layoffs
Last week's sweeping State Department layoffs gutted some offices unexpectedly and forced staff to scramble, sources told CBS ...
'It's sort of scary': Officials flag surprising revelations from deep State Department cuts
Senior officials eliminate 3,000 positions in the biggest State Department reorganization since the Cold War, citing waste ...
Rubio’s State Department to scale back foreign election criticism
The State Department will scale back its assessments of elections in foreign countries, only chiming in publicly when there ...
State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China
Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are overdue and necessary to make the ...
State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.
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 ...