Gabbard Announces Overhaul of ODNI, With Budget and Personnel Cuts

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) will undertake major personnel and budget cuts, with the organization on course to lose more than $700 million annually, the Trump administration announced Wednesday evening. “Over the last 20 years, ODNI has become bloated and inefficient, and the intelligence community is rife with abuse of power, unauthorized leaks of classified intelligence, and politicized weaponization of intelligence,” Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced in a statement. “For too long, bad actors have exploited and politicized our Intelligence Community to drive agendas that put their own interests ahead of the interests of the American people,” Gabbard said. “Today, we are announcing serious change to ensure the IC fulfills its responsibility to the American people and the U.S. Constitution.”...