{"id":496,"date":"2026-07-11T05:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T05:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=496"},"modified":"2026-07-11T05:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T05:10:59","slug":"us-acting-spy-chief-announces-new-round-of-staff-reductions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=496","title":{"rendered":"US Acting Spy Chief Announces New Round of Staff Reductions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>By Kanishka Singh<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) &#8211; Acting U.S. \u2060Director \u2060of National Intelligence Bill \u2060Pulte announced a third round of staff reductions on \u200bFriday after being urged by President Donald Trump in recent weeks to shrink \u200cthe agency&#8217;s ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=494\">US Citizen in Congo Tests Positive for Ebola Virus, US CDC Says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Here are quotes \u200cand details:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u2022 &#8220;U.S. National Intelligence is operating more efficiently and effectively than \u2060ever before, \u2060and today, we started a third round of reducing redundant, \u200bor non-critical, personnel,&#8221; Pulte said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u2022 It did not provide the number of roles or personnel that were being terminated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u2022 Since taking office \u200bearly last year, the Trump administration has attempted to remake U.S. \u2060agencies and \u2060institutions by installing Trump \u2060loyalists \u200band cracking down on dissent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u2022 The Trump administration has gutted agencies in the \u200bname of tackling wasteful \u2060spending and fraud but political experts have warned that the effort has led to elimination of vital roles across government bodies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u2022 Pulte, an ally of Trump, has no prior national security experience, causing Trump to face \u2060a political backlash after the Republican leader&#8217;s loyalist was picked to fill \u2060the role temporarily.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=493\">Flash Flooding Traps Hundreds of People in Rural Missouri<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u2022 Pulte&#8217;s appointment had raised concerns even among some Republicans that he would &#8220;weaponize&#8221; intelligence against Trump&#8217;s perceived political foes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u2022 Reuters reported last month that staff at the office of the top U.S. spy were told by managers to expect extensive cuts in the coming months following comments by Trump that he wants the interim director to shrink the agency&#8217;s ranks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u2022 The nomination hearing \u2060for Jay Clayton, Trump&#8217;s nominee to serve as the next U.S. director of national intelligence to lead the nation&#8217;s 18 intelligence agencies, is scheduled for July 15.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\u2022 Former Director of National Intelligence \u200bTulsi Gabbard left office on June 19.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=492\">US Pain at the Pump Worsens After More US-Iran Fighting Lifts Oil Prices<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(Reporting by Kanishka Singh \u200bin Washington; Editing by Kim Coghill)<\/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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