State Department layoffs blocked and shutdown-period RIFs ordered reversed

Date

Dec 5, 2025

Kind

Mass workforce action

Legal outcome

Blocked before taking effect

Source

federalnewsnetwork.com ↗

Agency or court

State, Education, OPM, OMB

What happened

Illston blocked imminent State Department layoffs and ordered the reversal of hundreds of RIFs finalised during the shutdown, barring further RIF action at the four agencies through at least 30 January 2026.

Publisher

Federal News Network