Overview

• The State Department delivered layoff notices to 1,353 employees on July 11 as the first phase of its planned workforce reduction.
• Secretary Rubio’s May reorganization plan aims to consolidate domestic offices and streamline operations to create a more flexible department.
• The Supreme Court lifted legal obstacles on July 8, clearing the way for the administration’s reorganization and staff cuts to proceed.
• Officials plan to shrink full-time headcount by more than 15 percent through layoffs and voluntary retirements to meet the 3,000-job reduction target.
• Diplomats make up 18 percent of those notified, prompting lawmakers like Senator Tim Kaine to warn of potential damage to U.S. diplomatic capacity.