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Bill Pulte Begins Workforce Reductions at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Source Says
Democrats said the cuts could endanger national security and warned against releasing intelligence products or declassifying sensitive material for partisan use.
- 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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Firings Underway At Office Of The Director of National Intelligence
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has begun implementing significant workforce reductions as acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte moves forward with a restructuring initiative aimed at shrinking the agency and returning personnel to their originating intelligence organizations. The changes follow directives from President Donald Trump, who has argued that the ODNI has become overly large and bureaucratic. …
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