Rex Tillerson

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, file photo, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Syria. Blinken is the leading contender to become President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team's planning. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

State Dept seeks to overcome ‘stunning loss of expertise’ from Trump hiring freeze

As the Biden administration gets up and running, the president’s pick to run the State Department sees an opportunity to revitalize its workforce.

Hiring/Retention

State Department

Amid pending reorganization efforts, State Dept. launches new training, awards

Workforce

U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo shake hands with former Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger at the Department's 230th anniversary celebration at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 29, 2019. [State Department photo by Ron Przysucha/Public Domain]

Pompeo rallies State Department workforce on ‘professional ethos’ as agency turns 230

Workforce

Heather Nauert likely to be quizzed on her diplomatic resume

People

Why a FOIA workforce shortage? Employees may see work as ‘punishment’

Open Data/Transparency

Pompeo faces uphill battle staffing career, political ranks in State Department

Hiring/Retention

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, reacts during his meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II, in Amman, Jordan, Monday April 30, 2018. Pompeo said Monday that a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains a priority for the Trump administration. (Khalil Mazraawi/Pool via AP)

Pompeo vows to reinvigorate diplomacy, restore US ‘swagger’

Management

Whistleblower: White House, State Department officials sought removal of career employees not ‘supportive’ of Trump

Workforce

Tillerson to reshuffle State Dept. cyber offices, but GOP lawmakers have other plans

Cybersecurity

Thomas Hill: Big talk, but few details in State’s reorg plan

Federal Drive

State Department preparing to elevate diversity ‘to the next level’

Zinke sends recommendations for national monuments to White House

In today’s Federal Newscast, after being asked to review 27 nationally designated monuments, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke presents his ideas to…

Federal Newscast

State Department employees frustrated over looming budget, workforce cuts

More than 35,000 State Department employees voiced concerns to management about some of the changes being proposed under its agency reorganization.

Workforce

Despite concerns over cyber diplomacy, State works to align internal efforts

Reporter's Notebook

The State Department quietly launched a new Cyber and Technology Security (CTS) directorate, which falls within the Diplomatic Security Service, to address threats and vulnerabilities for embassies, consulates and foreign affairs officers.