Secretary of State Marco Rubio has introduced a significant reorganization of the State Department, aiming to reduce its workforce by 15% and consolidate over 100 bureaus. This initiative aligns with the Trump administration's America First strategy to streamline U.S. foreign policy and minimize government size. Rubio emphasized that overcoming 21st-century challenges necessitates eliminating inefficiencies brought on by excess bureaucracy. The plan, which looks to transition and merge various offices for increased efficiency, follows recent proposals to drastically cut the State Department's budget and illustrate a broader trend of budget slashing across federal agencies.
We cannot win the battle for the 21st century with bloated bureaucracy that stifles innovation and misallocates scarce resources, Rubio said in a department-wide email.
Plans include consolidating 734 bureaus and offices to 602 as well as transitioning 137 offices "to another location within the Department to increase efficiency, according to a fact sheet obtained by The AP.
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