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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — The Office of the Director of National Intelligence volition dramatically trim its workforce by 30% to 40% and chopped its fund by much than $700 cardinal annually arsenic portion of a large restructuring effort, elder quality officials archer NewsNation.
The changes, which instrumentality effect Sept. 30, are the astir important overhaul of ODNI since its instauration 2 decades ago, officials archer NewsNation.
"A caller time for ODNI," Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said successful a connection announcing the restructuring. "We are present to service a intent that is greater than immoderate of america arsenic individuals."
"We basal astatine a crossroads," Gabbard said.
Officials described the inaugural arsenic reducing bureaucratic "bloat" portion maintaining the agency's halfway mission. They told NewsNation ODNI had remained mostly unchanged for 20 years contempt evolving nationalist information challenges.
Senior quality officials who conducted a monthslong reappraisal of the bureau briefed President Donald Trump connected the findings 2 weeks ago. The restructuring was developed successful coordination with the White House arsenic portion of broader national cost-cutting efforts.
Affected unit volition either beryllium terminated oregon repositioned to different agencies, including the CIA.
Gabbard said successful the connection the bureau is "committed to supporting you done this process with options and resources to assistance your adjacent steps."
The restructuring focuses connected six cardinal areas: consolidation, elimination, investment, standards, ratio and culture.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence was established successful 2004 to coordinate the nation's 18 quality agencies pursuing recommendations from the 9/11 Commission.
NewsNation's Kevin Bohn contributed to this report.
