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

The small team at the Department's Office of Casualty Assistance, which supports U.S. diplomats and their families abroad in ...

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

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

Carrying boxes past signs of thanks for their service, fired State Department workers were hugged and applauded as they left ...

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

The department is the latest state agency to announce cuts after more than 50 employees were let go from other departments in ...

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

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

The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks John Dinkelman, new president of the American Foreign Service Association, about how layoffs will affect the State Department and American diplomacy.