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State Department says 59,000 tons of food assistance are in motion after reports of incinerated aid
State Department expects to distribute 59,305 metric tons of food aid amid reports that 500 tons were incinerated, with ...
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As State Department office combating human trafficking faces cuts, former leader weighs in
For 25 years, the State Department has had an office tracking the scope of human trafficking and working to combat it. In ...
State Department firings will hit Trump admin’s ability to tackle its own priorities, sources say
The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly impact the Trump administration’s ability to address the ...
Trump muddles federal government rollback with blue-state threats
Trump is pursuing a leaner but more muscular executive branch, one that blends small government conservatism with his desire to act unilaterally.
'It's sort of scary': Officials flag surprising revelations from deep State Department cuts
Senior officials eliminate 3,000 positions in the biggest State Department reorganization since the Cold War, citing waste ...
Sources describe disarray at State Department after Trump administration's layoffs
Last week's sweeping State Department layoffs gutted some offices unexpectedly and forced staff to scramble, sources told CBS ...
State Department enacts widespread layoffs, cutting 1,353 staff as part of reorganization
The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to ...
State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps
WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees on Friday as the ...
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The United States Department of State , often referred to as the State Department, is the United States federal executive department that advises the President and leads the nation in foreign ...