State Department, layoffs
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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.
The State Department informed U.S.-based employees on Thursday that it would soon be laying off nearly 2,000 workers as part of a plan to downsize its domestic workforce.
A rally is expected, with supporters “clapping out” departing State Department employees and protesting the layoffs at 4 p.m. Friday.
State is poised to be the first agency to move forward with RIFs after receiving the Supreme Court's blessing.
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.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and the State Department begins laying employees.
The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.
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.