THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Pulte Moves to Gut Intel Bureaucracy on Day One as Acting DNI.
Bill Pulte, newly appointed as Acting Director of National Intelligence, initiated significant staff reductions on his first day.
Bill Pulte, newly appointed as Acting Director of National Intelligence, initiated significant staff reductions on his first day. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Bill Pulte , the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the new Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI), has begun implementing mass firings at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) on his first official day in the DNI role. DETAIL: Reports state that Pulte arrived at the agency a day early on June 18, requested a list of employees, and met with agency lawyers as he prepared personnel decisions. The move comes after President Donald J. Trump nominated former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to serve as DNI last week, amid…Open