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Trump Orders Staff Cuts at Office of Director of National Intelligence, Citing Bloat
President Trump said the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has become too large and directed its new leader to reduce personnel. The remarks came in an interview published by The Wall Street Journal.
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President Trump directed Bill Pulte to begin reducing staff at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. He said the agency that oversees America’s 18 intelligence organizations has grown too large and may not need to exist in its current form. The comments appeared in an interview published by The Wall Street Journal.
President Trump said he wants Pulte, who replaced Tulsi Gabbard, to start cutting personnel and shrinking the office. "I’d like to see it smaller," President Trump said in the interview. " Pulte has been instructed to begin the reductions, according to the account of the interview.
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