Foreign Service

State of the State Department: Hiring above attrition, training a new generation of diplomats

The department’s hires from the past four years studied at more than 500 different colleges and universities, and come from all 50 states.

Federal Report

Democrats warn layoffs ahead as House GOP proposes agency spending cuts

Budget

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

Workforce

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Foreign Service plans to rein in robust hiring efforts, following recent budget cuts

Hiring/Retention

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Exclusive

Foreign Service makes candidate assessment fully remote to broaden hiring pool

Hiring/Retention

Congress, Biden administration look for ways to boost federal recruitment, retention of military spouses

Defense

To stay employed, military spouses continue to battle their highly-mobile lifestyles

Federal Newscast

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

Hiring/Retention

Meet the Foreign Service’s next generation of IT experts

Federal Report

State Department officer fights his way back from disease that left him permanently disabled

Workforce

Federal lawsuit over 2015 OPM breach seems all but wrapped up

Federal Newscast

We check with a new State Department bureau that’s only been open eight weeks

The State Department’s new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy started up just about eight weeks ago.

Technology

State Dept. IG raises ‘favoritism’ concerns within Foreign Service promotion boards

Employees at an office within the State Department’s human resources bureau frequently awarded family members, friends and acquaintances with paid positions…

Hiring/Retention

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference Thursday, March 17, 2022, at the State Department in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

Members of Congress want State Dept to go to bat for LGBTQ diplomats

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are calling on the State Department to expand opportunities for LGBTQ diplomats.