ODNI 2.0 aims to cut workforce by 40% and save over $700 million

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence will undergo a sweeping transformation that cuts its workforce by about 40 percent and reduces annual spending by more than $700 million, according to a plan announced by the agency’s director. The reform, dubbed ODNI 2.0, aims to streamline operations, eliminate what its leadership characterizes as bureaucratic bloat, and refocus the office on its core national-security mission, with a goal of making the intelligence enterprise more agile, efficient and accountable.

Under the plan, the ODNI would shrink from roughly 1,800 employees to about 1,300 by the end of fiscal 2025, while several offices and centers deemed redundant would be shut or folded into others. Notably, the Foreign Malign Influence Center, the National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, and the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center would be consolidated under the Mission Integration function or the National Intelligence Council. The National Intelligence University would be shuttered and its programs moved to other institutions, and two broader advisory bodies—the External Research Council and the Strategic Futures Group—would be eliminated....