Bill Pulte Begins Workforce Reductions at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Source Says
The cuts target offices that help coordinate 18 intelligence agencies, and Democrats say they could weaken counterterrorism and counterintelligence work.
- On Monday, acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte began large-scale firings at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence after President Donald Trump tasked him with "downsizing" the agency and reverting staff to their home agencies.
- Pulte arrived at the agency a day early last week, demanding employee lists and catching outgoing director Tulsi Gabbard off-guard, whose "ODNI 2.0" plan had previously fired roughly 40 percent of the workforce.
- Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Jim Himes wrote to Pulte on Monday, warning that cuts risk "jeopardizing the mission of an organization explicitly created after 9/11 to prevent any future such terrorist attack."
- The lawmakers also cautioned Pulte against declassifying intelligence for "partisan political purposes," citing his record as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency where he referred Trump's political foes for prosecution.
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ussanews.com“The Deep State Firings Have Begun”: Bill Pulte Starts Cutting ODNI Jobs
Bill Pulte Begins Cutting ODNI Jobs After Acting DNI Takeover Bill Pulte has started making personnel cuts at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, according to a CNN report that said the move began just days into his time as acting DNI. A source told CNN on Monday, “The deep state firings have begun.” How many people have been let go is still unclear. The report said officials have not given a number. One account said Pulte showe…
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Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte wasted no time in making his mark on the agency, recently letting go of over 50 individuals deeply embedded within the intelligence community. “The Deep State firings have begun,” a source disclosed to CNN, signaling a shift in priorities. The firings commenced on a Friday, not long after Pulte assumed his role. Within just a few days, CBS News reported that Pulte terminated six political intel…
Acting DNI Pulte Removes 51 from Agency - Six Fired and 45 "sent back to their home agencies"
CBS is reporting on events within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. As CTH previously outlined, Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte is following a very predictable path. {GO DEEP} The part of the CBS report that tells the story is: “Six career and political intelligence staff were terminated and 45 were […]
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