News

Government Executive8d
Here's where the State Department is planning its layoffs and changes
Various national security offices, as well as units that cover Asia and the Middle East, will be consolidated or slashed.
State Department to ramp up screening, social media vetting for student visa applicants as interviews paused
The State Department is poised to increase its social media vetting for those applying for student and exchange visitor visas ...
State Department scraps office dedicated to relocating Afghan allies
Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security The Big ...
iHeart on MSN8d
State Department Unveils Massive Reorganization Plan
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is spearheading a significant reorganization of the U.S. State Department, aiming to eliminate ...
Axios on MSN8d
State Department seeking to create an "Office of Remigration" in wide restructuring
The State Department plans to create an "Office of Remigration" in a sweeping reorganization drive tied to the Trump ...
State Department shifts $250 million from refugee aid to 'self-deportations'
Historically, the funds have been used "to provide protection to vulnerable people" overseas and to resettle refugees in the ...
State Department orders embassies to pause new student visa appointments as it moves to expand social media vetting
The US State Department has instructed US embassies and consulates around the world to pause new student visa appointments as ...
U.S. State Department Issues First Travel 'Warning' of June
The U.S. Department of State has issued its first travel advisory of June. May was a busy month for the U.S. Department of ...