Federal News Network posted on 25 July 2025 an article titled "These Are the State Department Offices Hit Hardest by Widespread Layoffs" by Jory Heckman.
The State Department fired 1,350 employees earlier this month. This is a detailed account of the number of fired employees in 31 bureaus and offices according to civil service or foreign service status.
NBC News posted on 12 July 2025 an account titled "Veteran U.S. Diplomats Baffled after Mass Layoffs at State Department" by Abigail Williams.
This is a report on the 11 July dismissal of more than 1,300 State Department civil and foreign service personnel. It focuses on the way the State Department conducted the firings and the response of those fired and those who kept their jobs.
The Government Executive published on 9 May 2025 an article titled "State Department Cuts Poised to Be More Severe than Previously Outlined with 3,400 Employees on the Chopping Block" by Eric Katz and David Dimolfetta.
Beginning in early June, an estimated 3,400 civil and foreign service positions are expected to be cut at the State Department. The reduction in force (RIF) is not expected to affect the Bureau of Consular Affairs, which issues passports and visas to the public, but this means that about 20 percent of all other positions will be eliminated. The first round of cuts will only impact US domestic jobs. Overseas cuts are expected to occur later.
The Atlantic published on 16 April 2025 an article titled "Federal Workers Are Facing a New Reality" by Elaine Godfrey.
The author spoke with 24 employees at 14 federal agencies. The concern of the employees was not changing priorities, reduction of bloat, or the red lining of former silly programs. It was the meat axe approach to federal government service and the total lack of responsible planning by DOGE mercenaries. The goal seems to be to create chaos, destroy employee morale, and treat federal workers as villains. As a result, the federal service is spiraling out of control.
Ethiopia Insight published on 30 January 2024 a commentary titled "Four Years Later, Tigray Is Unrecognizable" by an anonymous author.
This report is based on a visit by an Ethiopian to his/her home in Tigray Region during October 2023. The civil service barely functions. Ethnic relations are complicated and often tense. Grieving remains widespread and unemployment is high.
The Associated Press published on 10 May 2022 an article titled "With Oil Sales Tied Up, South Sudan Battles to Pay Salaries" by Deng Machol.
South Sudan's oil revenue sold in advance up to 2027 are being used to pay down debt, leaving inadequate funds to pay many South Sudanese civil servants.
