Overview

• The reorganization plan would shrink the domestic workforce by about 18 percent under Secretary Marco Rubio’s bid to streamline the department
• A federal judge’s June 13 injunction halted the layoffs and prompted the Supreme Court to consider lifting the block
• Internal preparations include drafting reduction-in-force notices and reserving conference rooms for Friday to process potential terminations
• The American Foreign Service Association has urged the department to comply with the court order barring mass firings during ongoing litigation
• The overhaul also calls for consolidating or eliminating over 300 bureaus and updating the Foreign Affairs Manual to speed up implementation