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At least 3,400 positions at State Dept. to be axed, hundreds laid off
The State Department was pressing ahead with a reorganization that will see the elimination of the positions of more than ...
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Judge halts Rubio’s plan to lay off almost 2,000 State Dept. employees
A federal judge in California has halted a State Department plan to lay off almost 2,000 employees, marking a setback to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s push to rapidly downsize the agency.
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Judge blocks State Department's planned overhaul, mass layoffs
A federal judge in California on Friday temporarily blocked the State Department from implementing an agency-wide ...
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Trump administration resumes layoffs, targeting National Archives staff
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston was forced to briefly close when NARA fired its probationary ...
Layoffs and library closures: DOGE cuts hit states
In Virginia, the state health department laid off or froze contracts for 530 workers, including 13 full-time employees, ...
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‘Do not travel’ warning issued for Israel as U.S. authorizes families of government employees to leave
The advisory comes as a result of "armed conflict, terrorism, and civil unrest" in Israel. The West Bank and Gaza are also ...
State Department orders departure of nonessential staff from Baghdad embassy
State Department orders departure of nonessential staff from embassy in Baghdad due to concern over increased security risks ...
WA agencies see largest wave of layoffs since Great Recession
Agencies had not been filling positions to soften the blow on workers, but cuts are still expected to affect approximately ...