{"id":2635861,"date":"2026-07-27T08:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-pulte-announces-more-dni-layoffs-ahead-of-jay-clayton-vote\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:20:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:20:27","slug":"bill-pulte-announces-more-dni-layoffs-ahead-of-jay-clayton-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-pulte-announces-more-dni-layoffs-ahead-of-jay-clayton-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Pulte announces more DNI layoffs ahead of Jay Clayton vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-pulte-announces-more-dni-layoffs-ahead-of-jay-clayton-vote%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2635861&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Acting director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte announced a fourth round of layoffs at teh DNI, just before his replacement\u2019s confirmation vote in the Senate. Pulte, known for his controversial approach and previous layoffs, described the process as \u201csmart\u201d and \u201ccareful,\u201d emphasizing a focus on national security and law. The DNI was originally perceived as too large, with estimates of 1,800 to 2,000 employees under Trump; subsequent reductions have brought staff numbers down considerably. Pulte&#8217;s potential successor, Jay Clayton, faces a difficult confirmation process due to previous statements about the 2020 election. The Senate is set to hold a procedural vote on Clayton\u2019s confirmation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acting Director of National Intelligence <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-pulte\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"22738\">Bill Pulte<\/a> announced more DNI layoffs on Sunday, just ahead of his replacement\u2019s confirmation vote in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"8765\">Senate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pulte, a controversial figure known as President Donald Trump\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4592163\/bill-pulte-attack-dog-charm-offensive-trump\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4592163\/bill-pulte-attack-dog-charm-offensive-trump\/\">attack dog<\/a>, had already ruffled feathers on both sides of the aisle with his first three rounds of layoffs. Despite this, he completed a fourth round on Sunday, though he said it was done \u201csmartly\u201d and \u201ccarefully.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4663967\/bill-pulte-announces-dni-layoffs-senate-jay-clayton-nomination-vote\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bill Pulte announces more DNI layoffs as Senate takes up replacement\u2019s nomination<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4658594\/john-thune-big-beautiful-bill-late-night-drama-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>How the Big Beautiful Bill became law: Late-night drama in the Senate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4663796\/jeffries-trump-gop-noncitizens-new-jersey-voter-rolls\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jeffries pivots to Trump and GOP when asked about noncitizens on New Jersey voter rolls<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince becoming Acting Director of National Intelligence, our team has been smartly, and carefully, reducing the size of ODNI, re-focusing ODNI on national security, the law, and the statute. As of this evening, we just finished a 4th round of thoughtful, measured layoffs,\u201d Pulte said in a post on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, created after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to improve intelligence sharing coordination across the government, was viewed as much too large and redundant by Trump when he came into office, with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c78mj2m85pno\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c78mj2m85pno\">roughly<\/a> 1,800 to 2,000 employees. Pulte\u2019s predecessor, Tulsi Gabbard, cut 500 to 700 employees. The exact number of people cut by Pulte so far is unclear, but the number of employees at DNI is now likely well below half of what it was when Trump took office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4657580\/jay-clayton-intelligence-chief-confirmation-vote-panel-tom-cotton\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4657580\">JAY CLAYTON INCHES CLOSER TO INTELLIGENCE CHIEF CONFIRMATION VOTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton, Pulte\u2019s possible replacement, still faces a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-taps-anti-police-and-anti-gun-activist-to-lead-cdc\/\" title=\"Biden chooses anti-police and anti-gun activist to head CDC.\">tough confirmation battle<\/a>. 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