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Rubio-run State Department dumps Biden-era DEI hiring criteria, replaces with 'fidelity'
Foreign service officers face new hiring criteria as State Department removes DEI requirements and adds "fidelity" as a core ...
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 ...
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State Department lays off 1,350 employees
The department says the cuts, part of a reorganization that will see 3,000 total personnel reductions, will slash redundancy ...
State Department tells staff planned layoffs to begin soon
No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread ...
State Department cuts broader than anticipated, include diplomatic security
The State Department is sending formal layoff notices to 1,107 civil service employees and 246 foreign service officers with ...
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After 16 Months, State Department Ends Hiring Freeze
After 16 Months, State Department Ends Hiring Freeze New Secretary Mike Pompeo fulfills a promise he made during his confirmation.
State Museum announces first woman director, Jennifer Saunders
The State Museum announces its first woman director, Jennifer Saunders, who previously ran Washington State History Museum ...
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A Plan to Infuse American Values into State Department Hiring
Monopoly and privilege fiercely resist change. State’s current hiring system also serves to perpetuate the department’s political biases, wherein senior diplomats recruit new officers who are ...
State Department to soon begin mass layoffs
The department notified employees Thursday that it was about to begin layoffs as part of a consolidation plan that department ...
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State Department union ‘deeply concerned’ about new hiring practices
The changes to the hiring process at the State Department are expected to take place beginning with the June 2022 Foreign Service Officer (FSOT) test takers, the agency said in a statement Tuesday.