The State Department plans to lay off about 1,350 employees as part of a reorganization aimed at reducing bureaucratic excess. This reduction affects roughly 1,100 civil service and nearly 250 foreign service employees. The initial estimate suggested that 2,000 positions would be eliminated, but the updated numbers indicate that nearly 3,000 staff members will be impacted due to layoffs, retirements, and resignations. The changes focus on eliminating non-core functions and redundant offices, while employees will receive support during their transition.
Headcount reductions have been carefully tailored to affect non-core functions, duplicative or redundant offices, and offices where considerable efficiencies may be found from centralization or consolidation of functions and responsibilities.
The forthcoming reduction in force (RIF) action is necessary to better align the size, scope, and composition of the foreign service with the foreign policy priorities of the secretary and nation.
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