Pulte said the level of staffing at the agency is down 30% from where it was weeks ago, after several rounds of layoffs. Former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard laid off 500 people, which the office said at that point was 30% of its staff.
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.
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, which Pulte reportedly described as sufficient “for now,” follow a broader downsizing effort initiated under former DNI Tulsi Gabbard that reduced the agency’s workforce from about 2,000 employees toward a target of 1,300. President Donald J. Trump had urged Pulte to carry out an immediate reduction in staffing, arguing the agency had become overly bureaucratic. Supporters of the cuts, including Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen.…Open
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Current and former officials say the acting director of national intelligence is planning to announce major cuts to his office as early as Monday.
The Justice Department, which previously tried to cut up to 90% of employees, had argued that it should be permitted to carry out its new plan immediately.
The two, whom President Trump nominated as acting director and director of national intelligence, have both prepared to take over the office.
Meanwhile, Bill Pulte will remain as the acting director of National Intelligence, Trump said.
The president suggested that employees who worked for previous Democratic presidents were among those who should be fired.
'There are a lot of people in there that shouldn’t be there'