A total of 1,353 State Department employees, including civil servants and Foreign Service officers, are being laid off in a significant personnel reduction. The layoffs follow internal deliberations and a Supreme Court ruling supporting the job cuts. Employees face different separation periods, with civil servants having a 60-day notice. The reductions aim to streamline operations by focusing on diplomatic priorities, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified that some layoffs target vacant positions rather than current employees.
More than 1,300 State Department employees are being laid off as part of a sweeping Trump administration plan to overhaul American diplomacy, leading to one of the largest personnel reductions in the department's history.
The dismissal process includes 1,107 civil servants and 246 domestic-based Foreign Service officers. Most civil servants will face a 60-day separation period.
The layoffs are justified as part of streamlining operations to concentrate on diplomatic priorities and address non-core functions, targeting redundancies and promoting efficiencies.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the cuts, stating that some eliminations pertain to vacant positions, emphasizing it's not about getting rid of people.
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