The State Department is implementing a significant reorganization plan, resulting in the layoff of more than 1,300 employees, including 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers. Affected foreign service officers will be placed on administrative leave for 120 days. The layoffs aim to streamline operations focusing on diplomatic priorities by eliminating non-core functions and redundant offices. While the plan is supported by the Trump administration, it faces criticism from diplomats who believe it will diminish U.S. influence abroad, weakening the country's ability to respond to global threats. Legal challenges regarding the layoffs continue.
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.
In connection with the departmental reorganization...the department is streamlining domestic operations to focus on diplomatic priorities.
The cuts have been roundly criticized by current and former diplomats who say they will weaken U.S. influence and its ability to counter existing and emerging threats abroad.
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