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President Trump's new acting director of national intelligence is moving quickly to reshape the agency
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Just days after taking over the office of the director of national intelligence
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Bill Pulte has begun firing employees as part of a broader downsizing effort
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Straight Arrow first reported last week that Pulte visited ODNI headquarters before his official start date
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to assess the agency's operations and staffing. When announcing the appointment, Trump said he wanted Pulte to, quote
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execute the immediate and needed downsizing of the office. One source told CNN that the National Counterterrorism Center
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and the National Counterintelligence and Security Center are expected to be among the hardest hit
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A source familiar with the process told multiple news outlets that, quote, that deep state firings have begun
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Pulte officially took over Friday, despite concerns from lawmakers in both parties
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about his lack of intelligence experience. His role may be temporary. Trump has nominated Jay Clayton to lead the agency permanently
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but put that nomination on hold last week during a separate standoff with Congress
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Before joining the intelligence community, Pulte served as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
