US EditionState Department is firing over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
UNITED STATES, JUL 14 – The layoffs follow a Supreme Court ruling and are part of a plan to cut about 15% of the State Department workforce by closing over 300 bureaus and offices.
- On Friday, the U.S. State Department began laying off over 1,300 employees, part of a Trump administration plan to restructure and reduce the workforce. The layoffs followed a Supreme Court ruling earlier this month allowing the cuts to proceed.
- Concerns over growth and cost led to proposals for deeper staff reductions, with Rubio stating the department had soared in costs and Congress notified of expanded cuts in late May.
- The department is sending notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers, with officers on 120 days' administrative leave and civilians on 60-day separation.
- Critics warn the layoffs risk U.S. influence globally, while AFSA called the cuts 'a catastrophic blow to our national interests,' association President Tom Yazdgerdi said.
- Observers warn the move could weaken America’s diplomatic capacity, and critics said the layoffs will lessen U.S. influence globally.
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