Pulte’s early ODNI cuts include dozens sent back to home agencies
Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte (C) attends an event with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
ByDavid DiMolfetta,
Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW
June 24, 2026 05:14 PM ET
Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton said the acting director of national intelligence told him about 45 to 50 career officers are being returned to their home agencies, while a smaller number of front-office personnel are leaving federal service.
Changes at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under its new acting head Bill Pulte include a small number of staff exits and the return of roughly four dozen career officers to their home agencies, according to floor remarks that Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., gave Wednesday.
Cotton said Pulte told him in recent days that a “small...
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