WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees on Friday as the administration ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.

The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to ...

The State Department informed U.S.-based employees on Thursday that it would soon be laying off nearly 2,000 workers as part ...

Employees of the U.S. State Department could receive a layoff notice via email very soon as part of the Trump ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s ...

State Department to release letter to all employees Thursday evening informing them that it's officially moving to implement ...

A rally is expected, with supporters “clapping out” departing State Department employees and protesting the layoffs at 4 p.m.

In connection with the departmental reorganization … the department is streamlining domestic operations to focus on ...

Administration officials say the plan will cut down on unwieldy bureaucracy and modernize the agency.

The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.