The Real Meaning of the State Department RIF
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The Real Meaning of the State Department RIF
Bloat has been a chronic problem at Foggy Bottom. This is a start.
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RIP—er, RIF, State Department as we knew you.
One of my early duties during my over two and a half decades working for the State Department was to “support” Secretary of State James Baker’s official visit to London.