After testing to join Foreign Service, candidates must retake version approved by Trump administration
After testing to join Foreign Service, candidates must retake version approved by Trump administration  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Fri Sep 12 2025
Description: The State Department is in the process of hiring new Foreign Service officers after going through mass layoffs this summer, but candidates in the process must retake a new version of the Foreign Service officer test that the Trump administration recently introduced. Scores from an earlier version of the test will not be considered. It's just the latest change to how the State Department vets candidates and Federal News Network's Jory Heckman is here with more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.