“First Step Toward Bringing About Transformational Change” – Tulsi Gabbard Cuts ODNI Staff By Almost 50%

Tulsi Gabbard made a major ODNI announcement.

She plans on cutting 40% of the staff of the ODNI by October.

She said it is “the first step toward bringing about transformational change that is based on cutting bloated bureaucracy, rooting out deep state actors, and restoring mission focus.”

The Hill reported:

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard plans to slash 40 percent of the agency’s staff by October in a move she said would help transform the head of the intelligence community into “ODNI 2.0.”

Gabbard’s cuts would reassign roles or eliminate various centers within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), including those that monitor foreign efforts to influence Americans; the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including biological weapons; and a team monitoring for cyberattacks.

Today I’m launching ODNI 2.0 – the first step toward bringing about transformational change that is based on cutting bloated bureaucracy, rooting out deep state actors, and restoring mission focus.

When implementation is complete, ODNI will be more agile, efficient, and… pic.twitter.com/QlTa2wSr6y

— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) August 20, 2025

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ODNI was created 20 years ago because of the egregious intelligence failures of the Islamist terror attack on 9/11, to integrate and oversee the Intelligence Community and provide timely, accurate intelligence that protects national security. Two decades later, bloat and inefficiency are rampant across ODNI, and the Intelligence Community is rife with abuse of power, unauthorized intel leaks, and politicized weaponization of intelligence.

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For too long, bad actors have exploited and politicized our Intelligence Community to drive agendas that put their own interests ahead of the interests of the American people. Today, we are announcing serious change to ensure the IC fulfills its responsibility to the American people and the U.S. Constitution.

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We are eliminating wasteful spending to ensure ODNI is a responsible steward of American tax dollars, slashing redundant functions and inefficiency, and focusing on our core mission.

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Bringing about transparency, accountability, and working to end the weaponization of intelligence is essential for the Intelligence Community to begin to earn the American people’s trust. We are eliminating elements that do not support our mission and have acted as hubs of politicization and pushing partisan priorities into what should be apolitical, unbiased intelligence products.

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@ODNIgov is also making critical investments in @POTUS‘s national intelligence priorities. Our National Counterterrorism Center is partnering with law enforcement to secure our borders and communities, and the National Counterintelligence and Security Center is focused on fulfilling the counterintelligence mission.

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ODNI 2.0 is the start of a new era focused on serving our country, upholding the principles enshrined in our Constitution, working to end weaponization and politicization of intelligence, and refocusing on our core mission: ensuring the safety, security, and freedom of the American people. Read more about how we are building a more agile, efficient, and effective @ODNIgov.

Senior ODNI officials told Breitbart News of the transformation, dubbed “ODNI 2.0,” explaining that a wave of downsizing began Wednesday afternoon, with an emphasis on shutting down the Foreign Malign Influence Center (FMIC).

Tulsi Gabbard is taking on the Deep State.