ODNI under Pulte fires 6 staff, sends 45 back to home agencies

Just implicit 50 vocation and governmental quality unit astatine the Office of the Director of National Intelligence person mislaid their jobs since Bill Pulte became the agency's acting director, Friday.

Six vocation and governmental quality unit were terminated and 45 were sent backmost to their location agencies, according to 3 sources acquainted with the unit moves.

Pulte has been asking deputies and different directors for suggestions astir cuts. Some of the ODNI deputies pushed for much cuts, but Pulte said that the 51 was capable for now, 1 of the sources said.

One root characterized the cuts arsenic thoughtful and methodical. No staffers person been removed from the counterterrorism group.

No further firings are planned for now, 2 of the sources said.

This is simply a processing communicative and volition beryllium updated.

Margaret Brennan contributed to this report.