A former senior U.S. official said it was “shortsighted” to consolidate the department’s well-respected intelligence arm.

The department is the latest state agency to announce cuts after more than 50 employees were let go from other departments in ...

The complexity of the State Department’s layoffs stems from the hundreds of “competitive areas” it set up ahead of time.

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

In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that had reinstated 1,400 Education ...

Nearly 2,000 State Department employees face layoffs in a reorganization plan that amounts to a 15% workforce reduction under ...

Employees of the U.S. State Department could receive a layoff notice via email very soon as part of the Trump ...

Administration officials say the plan will cut down on unwieldy bureaucracy and modernize the agency.

State is poised to be the first agency to move forward with RIFs after receiving the Supreme Court's blessing.

The department says the cuts, part of a reorganization that will see 3,000 total personnel reductions, will slash redundancy ...

The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.