State Department Says Reorganization Plan to Move Ahead Quickly After Supreme Court Ruling

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the workforce reduction plan was being carried out ‘in the most deliberate way of anyone that’s done one.’
State Department Says Reorganization Plan to Move Ahead Quickly After Supreme Court Ruling
The seal of the United States Department of State in Washington on Jan. 26, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters
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The State Department will move forward with its reorganization plan following a recent Supreme Court ruling, a department spokesperson said on Thursday.

The move comes after the Supreme Court on July 8 lifted a lower court ruling that had blocked the Trump administration from proceeding with mass layoffs of federal workers and an overhaul of federal agencies.