Dhaka, July 11 -- The US State Department has begun dismissing more than 1,300 employees as part of a sweeping reorganization under the Trump administration's plan to downsize the federal government, according to a department official.

According to CNN said the layoffs include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service officers. Employees are being notified via email, with many placed on administrative leave-foreign service staff for 120 days and most civil servants for 60 days-before termination.

"Nearly 3,000 members of the workforce will depart as part of the reorganization," the notice said, including both involuntary and voluntary departures.

"In connection with the Departmental reorganization first announced by the Secretary of ...