Pulte, who temporarily served as the acting director of national intelligence, said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac did an initial roll out of VantageScore as an alternative to FICO, which has seen incredible success.
Shortly after Pulte took over from former DNI Tulsi Gabbard, Pulte executed a round of layoffs within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Six intelligence officials were fired and nearly four dozen others were sent back to their home agencies elsewhere, former officials said.
Tulsi Gabbard , the outgoing director of national intelligence, got an unexpected call Tuesday from her controversial successor, Bill Pulte : "Today is your last day," he said. - Gabbard was surprised. She had announced she was leaving at month's end, not Tuesday. - "I need to hear it from the president or the White House," Gabbard told Pulte, two officials briefed on the discussion told Axios. Why it matters: The call, unreported until now, was the latest flashpoint in the intelligence wars that erupted last week in D.C. after President Trump picked Pulte as Gabbard's temporary replacement. - After the conversation with Pulte, Gabbard got ahold of Trump, who didn't request her immediate resignation. "What day works best for you?" the…
Trump tapped the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) for the role after Tulsi Gabbard announced she would step down over her husband's cancer diagnosis.
Trump announced Pulte's appointment last week, and the official will replace Tulsi Gabbard in the post.
Section 702 is a provision that allows for the warrantless surveillance of foreigners abroad.
Trump announced the appointment earlier Tuesday and Pulte will replace Tulsi Gabbard in the post. Gabbard revealed last month that she would resign June 30 to support her husband in his battle with a rare form of bone cancer.