Intelligence official steps down from two administration posts

Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a former CIA operative, is stepping down this week from two administration posts. She held senior roles at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Office of Management and Budget. Five people familiar with the matter confirmed the plans.

One of them, speaking on condition of anonymity because the departure has not been formally announced, said the move involved disagreement with military involvement in Iran.

Background on the departure In a May 8 email reviewed by ICIJ media partner The Washington Post, Kennedy told colleagues she was leaving to return to the private sector. She wrote that family needs were the reason for the decision. Kennedy made no mention of Iran in the email.

She indicated that this Friday would be her last day on the job. The departure follows the March resignation of the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who broke with the administration over the war in Iran.