State Department
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Thomas Hill of the Brookings Institution says the State Department's re-org plan looks like a lot of earlier ones, ambitious language but few specifics.
November 07, 2017 -
Federal News Radio reporters Nicole Ogrysko and Meredith Somers cover the civilian agencies of the U.S. government. Together they bring a fresh and thoughtful approach to the stories from the federal workforce that are often overlooked.
October 19, 2017 -
The National Archives also issued a memo clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the Senior Agency Official for Records Management.
October 02, 2017 -
Some U.S. diplomats in Cuba have become seriously ill with hearing loss, concussions and headaches.
September 28, 2017 -
The Trump administration wants to find out how many people work, as in really work, rather than are employed, at the U.N., the State Department and other federal agencies.
September 21, 2017 -
The reorganization plans of three agencies show a trend of consolidating, centralizing back-office functions.
September 18, 2017 -
New diversity efforts include requiring any open ambassador position to include at least one minority candidate.
September 12, 2017 -
A group of foreign policy experts assembled by the Atlantic Council advocates a "de-layered" State Department, saying the current structure is "unmanageable."
September 07, 2017 -
The State Department is reconsidering whether it really needs a diplomat to coordinate cybersecurity policy. Brookings visiting fellow Cameron Kerry says State should be enhancing the position, not getting rid of it.
September 06, 2017 -
More than 35,000 State Department employees voiced concerns to management about some of the changes being proposed under its agency reorganization.
August 22, 2017 -
The Trump administration is considering closing the State Department's Office of Global Criminal Justice.
August 17, 2017 -
The federal government is headed toward an electronic records classification overload.
August 14, 2017 -
The per diem rate for lodging rose to $93, up $2 from last year, while the meals and incidental expenses allowance holds steady at $51.
August 11, 2017 -
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.
August 07, 2017 -
How does an agency improve customer experience while simultaneously dealing with a shrinking budget, a smaller workforce and maybe even a hiring freeze?
July 13, 2017