Pulte completes more intelligence community layoffs ahead of Clayton confirmation vote
Summary
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte carried out a fifth round of staff layoffs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). These layoffs have resulted in a 30 percent overall reduction in ODNI staff. This happened shortly before a vote to confirm Avril Haines’s replacement, Clayton, as DNI.Key Facts
- Bill Pulte is the Acting Director of National Intelligence.
- He completed a fifth round of layoffs before leaving the role.
- The layoffs cut ODNI staff by 30 percent in total.
- ODNI is the office that oversees the U.S. intelligence community.
- The layoffs happened ahead of a confirmation vote for Clayton, who is set to replace Pulte as DNI.
- The DNI leads U.S. intelligence agencies and advises the President.
- These changes took place under President Donald Trump’s administration.
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