Pulte says he completed 4th round of layoffs as acting DNI
Pulte said the office is refocusing on national security as 200 employees have been laid off or reassigned since June 1, according to The Washington Post.
- On Sunday, Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte announced the completion of a fourth round of layoffs at ODNI, calling the cuts "thoughtful, measured" and focused on refocusing the agency on core security missions.
- The agency has reduced its footprint significantly over 18 months, with current staffing at little more than half the initial 2,000 employees, while Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton proposes capping ODNI at 650 full-time staff.
- Former DNI Tulsi Gabbard previously planned to eliminate the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center , the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, and the Foreign Malign Influence Center, arguing these offices were redundant.
- Jay Clayton's nomination for permanent DNI recently advanced in the Senate, with a full vote expected soon as he advocates for a "board of directors" oversight role rather than direct operations.
- Pulte also released declassified CIA assessments from June detailing "persistent concerns" about Venezuelan officials' interest in manipulating electronic voting systems using Smartmatic technology, underscoring the administration's transparency push.
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has undergone significant staff reductions under Acting Director Bill Pulte, with layoffs reportedly cutting the ODNI workforce by roughly one-third.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte has announced that approximately one-third of the Office of the DNI (ODNI) has been laid off. DETAIL: On Monday, Acting Director Pulte declared that the ODNI had …
Acting DNI Bill Pulte Notes an Additional 30 Percent Staff Reduction
The entire system is bloated and needs to be eliminated. However, I will just note for the record; no one ever talked about the staffing level at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence until Director Tulsi Gabbard was appointed to head the agency and for the first time in history utilized the legislatively […] The post Acting DNI Bill Pulte Notes an Additional 30 Percent Staff Reduction appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Acting DNI Bill Pulte Fires Fourth Round of ODNI Officials: ‘Thank You!’
Bill Pulte Announces Fourth Round of ODNI Firings Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte said Sunday evening that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has completed another round of layoffs. This marks the fourth round of cuts under Pulte since he stepped into the acting DNI role. The move is part of a broader effort, according to Pulte, to shrink ODNI and bring the agency back to its core mission. “Since becoming Act…
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