US acting spy chief seeks to fire hundreds of staff, CNN reports
Pulte arrived a day early and asked for a list of every employee as bipartisan critics warned the move could weaken national security.
- Newly appointed acting spy chief Bill Pulte is planning sweeping personnel cuts at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence , aiming to eliminate hundreds of positions.
- Pulte reportedly arrived at ODNI headquarters a day early on Thursday and immediately requested a full list of all 1,800 agency employees to personally evaluate staffing levels and identify who should be fired.
- The aggressive move follows a directive from President Donald Trump, who publicly declared the agency "unnecessary and/or too big" and stated he wants to purge holdovers from the Obama and Biden administrations.
- The sudden workforce review caught current leadership off-guard, with outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard, whose final official day is Friday, reportedly given only a brief, last-minute heads-up about Pulte's unannounced arrival.
- Critics and lawmakers immediately slammed the plan, with House Intelligence Committee ranking Democrat Jim Himes declaring that a rapid, politically motivated purge shows Pulte is "legally not qualified" for a vital national security role.
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