Secretary of State and a 2025 Wash100 awardee Marco Rubio has announced a reorganization plan that seeks to deliver on the Trump administration’s America First foreign policy and bring the State Department into the 21st Century.
“This approach will empower the Department from the ground up, from the bureaus to the embassies,” Rubio said in a statement published Tuesday.
“Region-specific functions will be consolidated to increase functionality, redundant offices will be removed, and non-statutory programs that are misaligned with America’s core national interests will cease to exist,” he added.
Rubio Orders Cyber & Intel Bureau Movement
Nextgov/FCW reported that the State Department’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, which has operated under the deputy secretary’s office since its creation in 2022, will be part of the department’s Economic Growth office as part of the reorganization.
The Bureau of Intelligence and Research, which is responsible for safeguarding the department’s secret networks and generating insights to inform diplomatic decisions, will now operate as part of a new Bureau of Emerging Threats.
According to the report, the changes will result in the elimination of about 15 percent of domestic personnel and the closure of 132 offices.
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