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State Department security agency splurges $200,000 on Sydney junket
Senior leaders from the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service spent $200,000 on a junket-style trip to Sydney, ...
US Medicaid department freeze on state projects could impact Ohio children’s enrollment
The recent federal announcement of a freeze on projects that help states use their Medicaid programs to suit the needs of ...
'It's sort of scary': Officials flag surprising revelations from deep State Department cuts
Senior officials eliminate 3,000 positions in the biggest State Department reorganization since the Cold War, citing waste ...
State Department cyber, tech cuts deeper than previously known
The cuts of cybersecurity and technology staff at the State Department are more extensive than previously reported, and ...
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Real ID applications in Minnesota taking over 3 months to process, state says
The highly publicized Real ID deadline has passed, but the system is stuck in Minnesota, and for thousands of residents, the ...
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These are the State Department offices hit hardest by widespread layoffs
Overall, a small percentage of employees who received RIF notices were terminated by accident, and have since been reinstated.
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U.S. State Department approves sale of Bradley IFVs worth $150 million to Ukraine
The U.S. State Department has formally approved the sale of Bradley IFVs, as well as related equipment and maintenance ...
State Department firings will hit Trump admin’s ability to tackle its own priorities, sources say
The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly impact the Trump administration’s ability to address the ...
State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China
The roles of some of the State Department employees fired last week overlap with priorities that President Donald Trump has ...
Minnesota House Republicans ask for federal audit of state's Department of Human Services
Legislators say there has been extensive abuse of public funds for years within several Medicaid programs, costing taxpayers ...
US pauses visa processing at embassy in Niger, State Dept says
WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - The United States is pausing all routine visa services at U.S. embassy in Nigerien capital Niamey until further notice, according to a State Department spokesperson and ...
Global hack on Microsoft product hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say
Unknown attackers exploited a “significant vulnerability” in Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, hitting targets ...