Trump’s acting chief of national intelligence fires 6 political appointees, removes dozens of career officials, sources say

New DNI Acting Director Takes Axe to Nation’s Top Spy Office in First Week

Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has begun cutting staff at the nation’s top intelligence office, axing six political appointees and pushing dozens of career offic…

Pulte’s early ODNI cuts include dozens sent back to home agencies

Changes at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under its new acting head Bill Pulte include a small number of staff exits and the return of roughly four dozen career officers to their home agencies, according to floor remarks that Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., gave Wednesday. Cotton said Pulte told him in recent days that a “small handful” of front-office personnel are leaving federal employment and t…

Acting DNI Pulte forces out top Gabbard deputy Will Ruger

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte forced out Will Ruger, the deputy director for mission integration, from the agency as part of a series of cuts said to be targeting the “deep state,” according to CBS News. Ruger previously held senior positions at groups tied to the libertarian Koch network, and had been affiliated with the isolationist Defense Priorities think tank. Ruger had been a vocal opponent, prior to his government se…

Acting DNI Pulte Purges ODNI Staff in Deep State Shakeup.

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has initiated sweeping personnel changes at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED:  Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte has removed 51 staff members from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) since taking office, including six terminations and 45 employees returned to their home agencies. DETAIL: The cuts, wh…

Trump administration removes over 50 staff from top US intelligence agency: CBS

Six staff were terminated, 45 were sent back to their home agencies since Bill Pulte became the ODNI's acting director

Pulte Begins Spy Agency Cuts, Though Fewer Than Feared

“The new acting director of national intelligence has begun cutting staff days into his new role, but the initial round will be smaller than some officials and members of Congress expected,” the New York Times reports. “Bill Pulte, who was installed in the position on Friday, has fired six intelligence officials, including career officers and political appointees. Another 45 officers from other spy agencies who had been lent to the office were s…