Bill Pulte Staff Cuts

Acting DNI Bill Pulte touts a 30% workforce reduction as he prepares to leave.

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BREAKING: Acting DNI Bill Pulte Executes 5th Round of Deep State Terminations on His Way Out – Additional 30 Percent Staff Reduction! * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina Laila

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The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence in a 51-47 vote Tuesday night, making him the permanent successor after Tulsi Gabbard resigned while her husband battles cancer. Hours before the vote, acting DNI Bill Pulte said ODNI 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.

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ODNI Staff Cuts

Bill Pulte is pushing through sweeping staff reductions at ODNI before his time in the role ends. The firings amount to a major cleanup of the intelligence bureaucracy and leave a lasting mark before his replacement arrives.