{"id":332,"date":"2026-06-19T20:42:35","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=332"},"modified":"2026-06-19T20:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:42:35","slug":"us-acting-spy-chief-seeks-to-fire-hundreds-of-staff-cnn-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=332","title":{"rendered":"US Acting Spy Chief Seeks to Fire Hundreds of Staff, CNN Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>June 19 (Reuters) &#8211; Acting U.S. spy chief Bill Pulte is seeking \u2060to \u2060cut hundreds of jobs at the \u2060Office of the Director of National Intelligence, CNN reported on Friday, as he \u200bprepares to take over the sprawling U.S. intelligence community.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=330\">Pentagon Tells US Lawmakers It Needs $80 Billion for Iran War and Other Bills, WSJ Reports<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Citing two sources familiar with the matter, CNN reported that federal housing \u200cregulator and Trump loyalist Pulte showed \u200cup at his new job a day early on Thursday after asking for a list of every employee \u2060in the office \u2060so he could assess whether to fire them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The ODNI did not immediately respond \u200bto a Reuters request for comment on the report, which said Pulte met with lawyers and staffers during his visit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Democrat Jim Himes, ranking member of the House of Representatives&#8217; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said that if the report was true, \u200bit showed why Pulte &#8220;should never spend a minute as Director of National Intelligence, a role he is \u2060legally \u2060not qualified to perform.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Pulte \u2060should expect the \u200bIntelligence Committee to closely scrutinize any actions he takes in what should be a very short period \u200bin this role, to include any \u2060personnel decisions or declassifications,&#8221; Himes added in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump appointed Pulte as acting director of national intelligence earlier this month, elevating a political loyalist with no national security experience at a time of war and global tensions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Amid a political backlash over his pick, Trump subsequently nominated Jay Clayton, the top U.S. attorney for Manhattan, \u2060to take over the job permanently, but then threw doubt on that on Wednesday by ordering \u2060the abrupt postponement of Clayton&#8217;s confirmation hearing in an effort to force Congress to pass a strict voter identification bill.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=328\">US Court Rules Ohio Can Restrict Children\u2019s Use of Social Media<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The ODNI oversees the premier foreign spy service, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency, the massive agency that eavesdrops on foreign communications and helps defend the United States against cyberattacks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Pulte replaces Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned from her job last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Her last day in office is Friday.\u00a0CNN said Pulte&#8217;s appearance at ODNI on Thursday caught staff off guard, including Gabbard, who was given a brief heads-up on the visit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Earlier this month, Reuters reported that staff at the \u2060office of the top U.S. spy had been told by managers to expect extensive cuts in the coming months following comments by Trump that he wants the new interim director to shrink the agency&#8217;s ranks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Gabbard has already cut the agency&#8217;s workforce by about 40% since taking up the position \u200blast year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh in Barcelona and David Brunnstrom in Washington; Editing by \u200bPeter Graff, Aidan Lewis, Colleen Jenkins and Hugh Lawson)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=326\">Mangione, Accused CEO Killer, Withdraws Mental Health Defense Plans for Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><b>Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. 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