Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Wednesday a plan to cut 40% of her office’s staff by October in an effort to save taxpayers about $700 million per year.
Aug. 20 Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Wednesday a plan to cut 40% of her office’s staff by October in an effort to save taxpayers about $700 million per year.
She said the overhaul of the Office of the Director National Intelligence will reduce «bloat» and refocus the agency’s mission «in the most agile, effective and efficient way.» Gabbard dubbed the plan ODNI 2.0.
«Over the last 20 years, ODNI has become bloated and inefficient, and the intelligence community is rife with abuse of power, unauthorized leaks of classified intelligence and politicized weaponization of intelligence», she said.
