Gabbard Unveils Plan to Slash Top Spy Agency by 40% This Year

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced plans to shrink her agency by 40% by the end of the year in what she called an effort to make the office more efficient, even as she clashes with the national security community she leads.

The overhaul would save taxpayers $700 million per year by eliminating “redundant missions, functions and personnel” at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Gabbard said in a statement. The ODNI oversees the US’s 18 intelligence agencies.