Directive says new contracts must be terminated immediately in response to Trump executive order<\/p>\n
The Department of State told staff on Thursday it would not extend contracts for civilian personal services contractors beginning on Saturday, according to two people familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n
Personal services contractors provide duties such as housekeeping and maintenance at overseas embassies. But they also supplement diplomatic security. Three of the four people killed in a 2012 raid on the Libyan diplomatic mission in Benghazi \u2013 Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty \u2013 were civilian security contractors.<\/p>\n
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