Director of National Intelligence

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Tulsi Gabbard

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard plans to cut the staff at the nation’s top intelligence agency by nearly 50 percent. Although it was not immediately clear how much of that reorganization is underway or has already taken place, Gabbard said it will “save taxpayers at least $700 million per year.” According to a fact sheet released on Wednesday, she has already reduced the size of her office’s workforce by more than 500 staffers — or roughly 30%. This new effort appears to largely target several subagencies and offices that Gabbard claimed were either redundant or had been “politicized.” This includes the Foreign Malign Influence Center, which monitors efforts by foreign entities to influence the American public, and the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, which monitors the spread of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.