Secretary of State Marco Rubio is slashing 132 offices around the world, saying the department had become bloated, bureaucratic and unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s ...

The State Department began laying off more than 1,300 workers Friday, proceeding with long-expected staff cuts that ...

As the Trump administration on Friday began its firing of 1,353 employees at the State Department, laid-off employees described shock, a chaotic process of layoffs and concern about the ramifications ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is slashing 132 offices around the world, saying the department had become bloated, bureaucratic and unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission.

He said the State Department spent $14 million on cash vouchers for immigrants at the southern border, $24,000 for a national spelling bee in Bosnia, and $20,000 for a drag show in Ecuador.

State Department ‘Reform’ Plans Leave Much to Be Desired Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump attend a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, D.C., March 24, ...

Secretary of State Rubio has unveiled a serious reform plan for the Department, but it needs close attention from Congress and some reform itself.

"The ongoing reductions in force at the U.S. State Department threaten to not only weaken but deplete America’s primary line of defense," writes Gordon Duguid, visiting professor at ISU and retired ...