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State Dept. 'Data for Diplomacy' winner recognized for COVID-19, air quality projects

From the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to personnel overseas, to tracking the air quality at U.S. embassies and consulates, the State Department is looking to make data-driven decisions in all aspects of its mission.

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GAO: State Dept didn't always communicate with other agencies about evacuation plans during pandemic

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

Leasing/Property Management

A quarter of State Dept. facilities need serious maintenance, backlog growing

Agency Oversight

State Department has work to do in terms of embassy construction, cybersecurity

Facilities/Construction

How the State Department uses artists and artwork as part of its worldwide diplomatic effort

Workforce

Years later, still unclear why US staff in Cuba, China experienced strange symptoms

FILE-In this June 21, 2018 file photo, a job applicant looks at job listings for the Riverside Hotel at a job fair hosted by Job News South Florida, in Sunrise, Fla. The Labor Department is expected to issue its new regulations on overtime in 2019, which employees must be given overtime, and which are exempt. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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Federal contractors could get favorable treatment for hiring disabled workers

FILE - in this Dec. 6, 2017, file photo, the American flag flies at the U.S embassy building in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. When the Stars and Stripes are hoisted over the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem next month it will be a physical milestone in a broader, striking shift by the Trump administration away from a half century of traditional U.S. policy toward Israel and the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Federal Drive

State Department lags in replacing 180 posts with more secure buildings

Smiling young African executive extending his arm in a handshake while sitting at his desk in an office

Federal Newscast

OPM wants to let agency leaders administer direct hire authorities

Fed Access

Embassy security and traveling abroad

Federal Drive

State partners to green diplomacy

Federal Drive

Wartime Contracting Commission finds drinking problem with ArmorGroup