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State Department Begins Firing Over 1,300 U.S. Employees After Supreme Court Clears Layoffs

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a lower-court injunction cleared the way for layoff notices to over 1,300 employees in a 15% cut to the domestic workforce.

The headquarters of the Department of State is seen, June 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, DC on July 7.
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Overview

  • On July 11, the department issued notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers following the Supreme Court’s lift of a block on mass firings.
  • The targeted reductions amount to roughly 15% of the State Department’s U.S.-based workforce of about 18,000 employees.
  • Department officials project that more than half of the cuts will occur through voluntary departures under a deferred resignation program.
  • The reorganization merges USAID functions into the State Department and eliminates or consolidates over 300 domestic bureaus and offices.
  • Dozens of House Democrats and veteran diplomats warn the downsizing risks undermining U.S. diplomatic capacity as global crises persist.