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The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern ahead of a briefing by State Department spokesperson Ned Price at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Workforce

State Dept urges workforce to prioritize disability rights in accessibility playbook

About 8% of the State Department’s full-time Foreign Service officers have at least one disability. So does approximately 17% of its civil service workforce.

Agency Oversight

State Dept modernization panel comes into focus with White House appointees

Artificial Intelligence

With new AI tools available, State Department encourages experimentation

Workforce

Foreign Service looks back on last 100 years, highlights plan to recruit next-generation diplomats

Workforce

State Dept. stretched ‘in unprecedented ways’ with 13% staffing gap, says deputy secretary

Federal Newscast

New chief diversity and inclusion officer headed to State Dept

Workforce

State Dept honors Foreign Service families for 'exceptional' volunteer work abroad

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, seen in shadow at right, as he speaks during a event to thank and recognize members of the State Department workforce who bring 222 individuals who had been imprisoned by the Government of Nicaragua to the United States, Friday, March 31, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Artificial Intelligence

State Dept prioritizes ‘AI-ready workforce’ in its first AI strategy

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Management

A handful of companies get an atta-boy from the Secretary of State

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the Foreign Service Institute in Arlington, Virginia.
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Hiring/Retention

State Dept rethinks training for Foreign Service at all levels amid hiring surge

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley joined Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the inaugural meeting of the Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on July 21, 2021. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/ Public Domain]
Workforce

State Dept’s departing diversity chief expects DEIA programs to outlast rollback attempts

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Federal Newscast

Chairman McCaul threatens to hold Secretary of State Blinken in contempt of Congress

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Hiring/Retention

State Dept domestic workforce hits ‘record-high levels’ under modernization effort

Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during the Quad summit with President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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All About Data

State Department overhauls workforce data to track DEIA goal progress

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Workforce

AFGE joins calls to fire State Dept diplomat for allegedly posting antisemitic content

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Hiring/Retention

Exclusive State Dept’s top HR official outlines vision to rebuild diplomatic workforce

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Hiring/Retention

State Dept launching two fellowships to build diverse next-generation workforce

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Cybersecurity

State Dept launches new bureau in broader effort to elevate its cyber mission

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Tom Temin Commentary

Federal institutional strength: no baloney

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Workforce

'Model diplomats': State Dept. honors Foreign Service families' volunteer work overseas

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Big Data

State Dept. CDO makes diversity top management priority under data strategy

FILE - Secretary of State Antony Blinken participates in a Blue Dot Network Discussion at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Ministerial Council Meeting, Oct. 5, 2021, in Paris. The State Department on Friday, Nov. 5, named a new coordinator for its investigation into cases of so-called Havana Syndrome, responding to increased pressure from lawmakers to investigate and respond to hundreds of brain injuries reported by diplomats and intelligence officers. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)
Workforce

State Dept. names new coordinator on 'Havana Syndrome' cases

Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens during the Quad summit with President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Workforce

State Dept. highlights workforce goals as part of 'historic' modernization strategy