State Department Slashes 1,350 Jobs in Sweeping Reorganization, Faces Backlash and Error Notices
State Department Slashes 1,350 Jobs in Sweeping Reorganization, Faces Backlash and Error Notices The State Department initiated its most significant reorganization in decades on Friday, laying off over 1,350 employees. The cuts, affecting 1,107 civil service and 246 Foreign Service personnel, led to immediate departures from department headquarters, with some employees carrying boxes and being met by applause from protestors. Adding to the chaotic scene, the department admitted that some employees erroneously received Reduction-in-Force (RIF) notices, later retracting them as…