According to online reports, according to U.S. financial media Semafor, after the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for the Trump administration to advance the organizational restructuring and streamlining plan, U.S. State Department employees are preparing for large-scale layoffs that may start this Friday local time. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court reversed a lower-court ruling that blocked planned layoffs that could amount to thousands of people. According to multiple sources, the U.S. State Department has expected this ruling and is currently preparing to launch the "mandatory layoffs" notification process this week, but the specific timetable is still variable. While awaiting the Supreme Court's ruling, the U.S. State Department has begun preparing for a broader restructuring plan: Last month, the department required civil servants to submit updated resumes and updated the Foreign Affairs Manual to accommodate restructuring needs.