Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are overdue and necessary to make the ...

The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly impact the Trump administration’s ability to address the ...

Last week's sweeping State Department layoffs gutted some offices unexpectedly and forced staff to scramble, sources told CBS ...

A former senior U.S. official said it was “shortsighted” to consolidate the department’s well-respected intelligence arm.

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

If California's legal challenge can't stop the Trump administration from withholding funds, the Education Department said ...

No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread ...

Carrying boxes past signs of thanks for their service, fired State Department workers were hugged and applauded as they left their headquarters for the last time. More than 1,300 State Department ...

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

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

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

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