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State Department says it will not violate court injunction as reorganization, layoffs await rulings
Summary
At a Department of State briefing, a spokesperson said the department has no plans to violate a federal court injunction that limits agency-wide layoffs tied to a planned reorganization, and declined to speculate whether the scheduled July 1 deadline for reductions in force will stand if the Supreme Court does not act.
A State Department spokesperson told reporters the department has no plans to violate a federal court order that has effectively blocked agency-wide layoffs tied to an ongoing reorganization, and declined to speculate on whether a July 1 deadline for reductions in force will proceed if the Supreme Court does not intervene.
The question came amid coverage of the department’s reorganization plan and recent changes to Foreign Affairs Manual text intended to prepare for potential reduction-in-force (RIF) procedures. Reporters pressed whether the reorganization’s RIF criteria would treat employees differently based on current post location and whether accrued languages and experience would be factored into merit-based determinations.
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