With SCOTUS Win in Pocket, Administration Begins Mass Firings

Fox News

The State Department informed U.S.-based employees on Thursday that it would soon begin laying off nearly 2,000 workers after the recent Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to move forward with mass job cuts as part of its efforts to downsize the federal workforce.

The agency’s reorganization plan was first unveiled in April by Secretary of State Marco Rubio to eliminate functions and offices the department considered to be redundant. In February, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing Rubio to revamp the foreign service to ensure that the president’s foreign policy is “faithfully” implemented.

Employees affected by the agency’s “reduction in force” would be notified soon, Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Michael Rigas told employees in an email on Thursday. More

Word is there’s a house cleaning going on at the DOJ/FBI as well.

10 Comments on With SCOTUS Win in Pocket, Administration Begins Mass Firings

  1. “When there are zero employees remaining, let’s have a big party.”

    And then, after the party we can all start brushing up on our Mandarin so we can communicate with our new owners.

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