Trump’s administration plans to cut the CIA and other reconnaissance – the media

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US Presidential Administration Donald Trump plans significant staff reductions in the Central Intelligence Administration and other major US intelligence agencies.

Source: Washington Post With reference to sources

Details: According to the publication, the CIA plans to reduce 1,200 positions, as well as thousands of positions in other parts of the US Intelligence Community.

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The CIA does not publicly disclose its employees, but it is believed that it is about 22,000. It is unclear now which units of the Spy Office will suffer the most. Reduction occurs while CIA Director John Retcliffe has promised to direct more management resources to China and fight cartels that are engaged in fentanil smuggling and other synthetic drugs to the United States.

Personnel reductions will occur within several years and will be partially carried out by reducing the number of employees. There is no direct release. According to a person who is familiar with this issue, about 1,200 people, including several hundred people who have already decided to go to retirement.

The reduction occurs separately from effort Doge, headed by a billionaire Ilon Musk.

From the moment of joining January Trump and Musk, a cost reduction campaign, which led to the elimination of various agencies and attempts to disband them, as well as the release of more than 200,000 federal employees.