Despite our grief and trauma, many of us still want to return to the State Department or another federal agency. But the path back does not exist.

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Former employees, federal unions and lawmakers continue to call for the reinstatement of more than 1,300 laid-off department workers.

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Marking one year since a major State Department RIF, former federal employees warned the loss of expertise has harmed national security and global stability.

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This week, the Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) won a key battle in its fight to reverse a visa-restriction policy that the Trump administration had used to attempt to revoke green cards and deport non-US citizens who work on misinformation, disinformation, fact-checking, content moderation, compliance, and trust and safety.

In an opinion published Tuesday, US District Judge James Boasberg granted a preliminary injunction blocking the State Department from enforcing the policy until the CITR’s lawsuit is resolved.

On its face, the policy does not require visa denials or deportations. Instead, it authorizes immigration investigations into individuals suspected of helping foreign adversaries attempt to manipulate public opinion by suppressing US speech.

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Join Federal News Network for a candid conversation on the gaps agencies still face in identity security, the fragmented legacy infrastructure slowing progress and what it really takes to bring human and machine identities under one governed, converged platform.

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Experts from the State Department, DIA and Leidos say agencies need to build connected intelligence capabilities and AI tools to augment the human analyst.

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One year after sweeping layoffs, the State Department is hiring again for many of the same roles, leaving former employees questioning the agency's strategy.

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