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What to do about the State Department

Published: Jan. 25, 2021, 3:55 p.m.

As the Biden administration gets up and running, incoming State Department appointees see an opportunity to revitalize its workforce. A report from the Partnership for Public Service shows the agency saw its first net staff reduction in decades under the Trump administration. The agency has also seen a steady decline in employee satisfaction surveys for the past decade. For more on State\u2019s next steps under the Biden administration, Federal News Network\u2019s Jory Heckman spoke with a former senior intelligence service executive, now a senior adviser with the Partnership, Chris Cox. \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices