US acting spy chief announces new round of staff reductions

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Source: Reuters

July 10, 2026 9:32 PM EDT Updated 10 hours ago


WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Director of ​National Intelligence Bill Pulte announced a third round of staff ‌reductions on Friday after being urged by President Donald Trump in recent weeks to shrink the agency's ranks.

Here are quotes and details:

"U.S. National Intelligence is operating more efficiently and ​effectively than ever before, and today, we started a third ​round of reducing redundant, or non-critical, personnel," Pulte said in ⁠a statement on X.

It did not provide the number of roles ​or personnel that were being terminated.

Since taking office early last year, the ​Trump administration has attempted to remake U.S. agencies and institutions by installing Trump loyalists and cracking down on dissent.

The Trump administration has gutted agencies in the name of tackling ​wasteful spending and fraud but political experts have warned that the ​effort has led to elimination of vital roles across government bodies

Pulte, an ally of ‌Trump, ⁠has no prior national security experience, causing Trump to face a political backlash after the Republican leader's loyalist was picked to fill the role temporarily.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-acting-spy-chief-announces-third-round-terminations-2026-07-11/

[rampartd]

1. what responsible leader in history has ever wanted LESS information?

quisling , maybe?

balance against the need for multiple huge data centers?

even if ai is telling you everything, even if humans lie. you need people who know, or can guess, what the data means.

"if we test for covid we will find more cases and my numbers will look worse." trump

[underpants]

2. At the same time he had to switch planes.

[ashredux]

3. This seems idiotic best, why cut this out?

Trump is just psychotic and has dementia… a dangerous combination. He’s building the White House into a bunker.

[Hugin]

4. Should we be fortunate enough to emerge on the other side...

Of this shit casserole. Severe limitations need to be placed on “acting” officials who would otherwise have to be independently confirmed.

[republianmushroom]

5. Wasn;t just in the news the FBI arresstd 100 plus spies ?

Good time for staff reduction

[WestMichRad]

6. They're adopting more reliance on mass surveillance

… and building another hundred data centers and using AI to monitor every aspect of our lives 24/7.
Just my guess.