The State Department will start firing employees Friday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to trim government ranks, reports the AP . The outlet says the.
The State Department will start firing employees Friday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to trim government ranks, reports the AP. The outlet says the first 1,300 or so layoff notices were going out, including to 1,107 civil servants and 250 foreign service officers. The earlier reported on an internal memo related to the cutbacks. Michael Rigas, the department’s deputy secretary for management and resources, outlined the move without specifying how many staffers will be let go, but said „every effort has been made“ to support departing colleagues.
