Rubio’s Loyalty Exam: State MAGAfies Foreign Service Test

Ideological screenings are just the beginning of the State Department’s political tests for new foreign service officers, who ...
Tri-City Herald

Cuts in Foreign Service promotions add to incredible shrinking State Department

The U.S. State Department is promoting far fewer people — 50 percent less — into some of the first levels of senior Foreign Service positions, according to data obtained by McClatchy. The reduced rate ...
Reuters

American Foreign Service Association urges State Dept to halt planned layoffs amid litigation

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - The American Foreign Service Association urged the State Department on Wednesday to not go ahead with a planned overhaul that likely would see around 2,000 layoffs, ...
Government Executive

The State Department laid them off, then it promoted them

Every year, the State Department completes a thorough process involving multiple layers of review to determine who in the foreign service will get promoted. For some of the employees approved for ...
The New York Times

Lawmakers Tell Rubio to Refrain From Mass Layoffs at State Department

Democrats say they are worried about reports that about 700 career diplomats will be fired. The agency has said it plans to lay off 2,000 employees soon. By Edward Wong and Michael Crowley Reporting ...