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The US National Intelligence Agency has begun mass redundancies — CNN

The US National Intelligence Agency has begun mass redundancies — CNN

23 June 2026, 12:32

The US National Intelligence Agency has begun mass redundancies — CNN — US National Intelligence

Bill Pulte, the acting director of US National Intelligence, who was recently appointed by Donald Trump, has begun sacking staff on a massive scale in his new role.

CNN reports this, citing sources.

Previously, sources had said that Pulte was planning to cut around a hundred jobs in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. When he first took up the post, he requested a list ranking all staff members.

Sources claim that the National Counter-Terrorism Centre and the National Counter-Intelligence and Security Centre will be hardest hit by the job cuts.

Trump appointed Pulte to the post in early June. Prior to this, he was director of the US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) — despite his new role, Pulte retained his position as head of the FHFA and chairman of the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Pulte had no previous experience in intelligence.

His predecessor, Tulsi Gabbard, resigned in May, citing her husband’s illness as the reason for her decision.

Following the appointment, Trump told journalists that he wanted Pulte to downsize the office’s staff. Trump later called on the Senate to vote in favour of the new Director of National Intelligence — Jay Clayton, the US Attorney for the Southern District.

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