Bill Pulte Staff Cuts
Acting DNI Bill Pulte touts a 30% workforce reduction as he prepares to leave.
July 28, 2026 · Updated Jul 28, 7:20pm ET
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What happened
The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton
Jay ClaytonAmerican lawyer as director of national intelligence in a 51-47 vote Tuesday night, making him the permanent successor after Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi GabbardAmerican politician (born 1981) resigned while her husband battles cancer. Hours before the vote, acting DNI Bill Pulte said ODNIOffice of the Director of National IntelligenceU.S. government national security agency was carrying out a fifth and near-final round of terminations, amounting to an approximately 30% staff reduction from weeks earlier. Pulte said the cuts accompanied recent declassifications and that the intelligence community should focus on protecting Americans rather than politics.
Clayton DNI Transition
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