US EditionUpcoming changes at CIA shine a spotlight on the spy agency’s director John Ratcliffe
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe is overseeing a significant workforce reduction and reorganization announced in 2025 to prioritize field operations over analysts.
- This restructuring follows President Trump's push for Ratcliffe to move faster in reshaping the agency and undo previous Obama-era changes.
- The plan involves cutting 1,200 personnel, about 5-6% of the CIA staff, mainly through early retirements, deferred resignations, and reduced hiring.
- A former official called the CIA "rudderless," and some career staff feel unclear about leadership amid concerns of an impending brain drain, according to multiple sources.
- Ratcliffe has maintained agency focus on national security priorities while insulating the CIA from deeper political meddling despite Trump's demand for faster changes.
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Upcoming changes at CIA shine a spotlight on the spy agency’s director John Ratcliffe
As one of the last federal agencies to face major changes in President Trump’s norm-bending second term, the CIA is bracing for significant cuts and a reorganization that seeks to elevate covert operations by hiring more officers to go in the field and fewer analysts to sit behind computer screens.
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