About this episode

The episode discusses a new bill aimed at supporting laid-off Foreign Service officers by allowing them to rejoin the State Department without retaking entry exams.

Democrats are seeking to offer support to laid-off Foreign Service officers looking to get their jobs back. A new bill called the Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act would let former State Department officers rejoin service without needing to retake Foreign Service entry exams. Lawmakers who introduced the bill say there's no need for them to prove their expertise again. It comes as former employees, federal unions and lawmakers continue to call for the reinstatement of more than 1,300 laid-off department workers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• Foreign Service
• government support
• employment
• legislation
• reentry
• federal workforce

Keywords

• Foreign Service
• State Department
• laid-off officers
• reentry act
• employment support
• federal unions
• legislation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democrats, State Department, Foreign Service Test-Free Reentry Act

Places: California

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