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State Department tells staffers that layoff notices are coming soon

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department formally advised staffers Thursday that it would be sending layoff notices to some of them soon, coming as part of dramatic changes to the agency that the Trump administration announced earlier this year.

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State Department tells staffers that layoff notices are coming soon

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes part in a media briefing during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)


WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department formally advised staffers Thursday that it would be sending layoff notices to some of them soon, coming as part of dramatic changes to the agency that the Trump administration announced earlier this year.

The workforce cuts and are part of a wider administration effort to reduce the size of the federal government that has been largely carried out by the , formerly led by Elon Musk.

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