The CIA is planning to cut at least 1,200 jobs with thousands of other jobs being eliminated in other parts of the U.S. intelligence community, including the National Security Agency, as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to streamline the federal government.
The staff reductions would take place over several years and be accomplished in part through reduced hiring, The Washington Post reported Friday. No firings are envisioned. The goal of a roughly 1,200-person staff reduction at the CIA includes slightly more than 500 individuals who have opted for early retirement, a person familiar with the matter told the Post.
“These sweeping, reckless cuts of experienced intelligence personnel by the Trump administration will undoubtedly undermine our ability to detect and respond to threats and make America less safe,” Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told the Post.
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