A year after State layoffs, ex-feds say U.S. is paying the price in Iran and Ebola crises [GovExec] ↳

One year after the State Department layoffs, former officials say the loss of expertise is now visible in the U.S. response to the Central Africa Ebola outbreak and in faltering Iran war diplomacy, Government Executive reports. The State Department disputes that the reductions have hurt its operational capacity.