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More than 1,300 employees were forced out of the State Department on Friday, taking with them decades of specialized skills and on-the-job training.
State is poised to be the first agency to move forward with RIFs after receiving the Supreme Court's blessing.
A rally is expected, with supporters “clapping out” departing State Department employees and protesting the layoffs at 4 p.m. Friday.
Employees of the U.S. State Department could receive a layoff notice via email very soon as part of the Trump administration's plan to downsize the government.
The firings follow a major Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way for State Secretary Marco Rubio's months-long plan to downsize the agency.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and the State Department begins laying employees.
U.S. diplomats in Washington are bracing for cuts to the State Department workforce, with dismissal notices expected to hit inboxes as soon as Friday, according to three State Department officials with knowledge of the plans.
Some laid off employees were seen carrying boxes out of the U.S. State Department as supporters bid them farewell with applause and hugs.
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New York Magazine on MSNTrump’s Mass State Department Layoffs Upend Foreign PolicyAlong with rescissions hitting foreign aid, the new round of firings shows Trump is still bent on tearing down bipartisan foreign-policy traditions.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s standing and influence could be high.