Richard Boucher, who served for more than a decade as spokesman for the State Department and assistant secretary of state for public affairs, has died at age 73.

Morale craters at State Department as mass layoffs loom Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called the agency “bloated,” yet as violence spiked in the Middle East, staff say they’ve been ...

State Department employees already bracing for mass layoffs faced another blow Friday in the Supreme Court s ruling that district courts cannot issue universal injunctions against President ...

Sixty Democratic lawmakers told Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday to refrain from moving ahead with mass layoffs of State Department employees and to lift a hiring freeze at a time of ...

The State Department has selected 16 companies for the 10-year, $5 billion GLOBALCAP contract vehicle to support U.S. foreign policy initiatives worldwide to strengthen peace, security and ...

The U.S. Department of State is preparing to cut its workforce by 2,000 employees as soon as Friday, three sources told NBC News.

The GLOBALCAP contract covers a wide range of services across areas such as training and mentoring, logistics and equipment support. The State Department has awarded 16 companies positions on a ...

State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters on Tuesday that she had no information to provide on $30 million in funding for an Israeli-backed foundation distributing food in Gaza ...

The U.S. bombed nuclear sites in Iran, but the State Department is warning all U.S. travelers to be careful abroad.

The State Department has also doubled the number of evacuation flights for Americans who want to leave Israel and ordered some embassy staff to evacuate.

WASHINGTON — The State Department will require all student and exchange visitor applicants to make their social media profiles publicly accessible during the visa application process.