The Office of the Director of National Intelligence had been staffed by more than 1,800 employees when Gabbard was sworn in but is expected to retain just around 1,300 by Sept. 30, according to

During an appearance on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Gabbard told viewers that Congress created the ODNI two decades ago after the intelligence failures of 9/11.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard speak about Obama leading the ‘Russiagate Hoax’ during a press briefing in Washington DC, USA, on July 23, 2025, at the Brady Room/White House.

After this reorganization wraps up at the end of fiscal 2025, ODNI will have about 1,300 staffers, down from roughly 1,800.

Tulsi Gabbard informed her office Wednesday of a 40% reduction in personnel and the wholesale closure of centers she found had politicized intelligence as part of a sweeping overhaul of the top spy office.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told Megyn Kelly during an interview this week that there is an ongoing investigation to prove the role U.S.-funded research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology had in causing the Covid-19 pandemic,

A personal plea from the acting director of the National Security Agency was not enough to halt the firing of a top scientist who landed on the president’s bad side, a report has alleged. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard rebuffed a request for mercy from the NSA’s temporary leader,