Moreover, the department's gross service and parts revenue jumped around 100 percent to about $325,000 a month from around $160,000 a month.

For nearly a century, since 1924, the department has weeded out applicants for its coveted overseas posts with the Foreign Service Officer Test, or FSOT — essentially, an SAT for wannabe diplomats.

It's been just a tremendous loser for this country." The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 remodeled the Postal Service from a cabinet department to an independent agency under the executive branch.

The State Department has launched an updated online passport renewal service, making it possible for travelers to forgo mailing documents and upload them digitally instead. Right now, the rollout ...

The US State Department is expecting its strongest year for foreign service intake in a decade, a department spokesperson told CNN, reversing a trend that began under the Trump administration.

Last passed in 2019, the .5-mill service department levy renewal, which costs residents $15.32 annually per $100,000 in home valuation, brings in roughly $160,000 a year.