Next Target for Workforce Reduction: Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Originally published at: https://www.clearancejobsblog.com/next-target-for-workforce-reduction-office-of-the-director-of-national-intelligence/

As soon as the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is confirmed, a top-down evaluation and analysis is planned for the various offices and programs that make up the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). During her recent Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Tulsi Gabbard, the pick as the next DNI, told the committee…

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ODNI has been a largely useless layer of bureaucracy ever since its inception. I barely comprehend what their purpose is, much less why they need so many people to carry it out.

There may be a justifiable need for a policy function to develop ICDs, and there is probably a continuing need for some kind of oversight/coordination of IC acquisition programs, but everything else can be returned to the various intel agencies with little impact.

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