The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is set to undergo a massive overhaul and cut 40% of its workforce, continuing the Trump administration’s efforts to slash bureaucratic bloat across federal agencies.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Wednesday a plan to cut 40% of her office's staff by October in an effort to save taxpayers about $700 million per year.

Gabbard announced Monday her plan to trim staff at the office of the director of national intelligence by 40 percent by the end of fiscal year 2025 and save taxpayers $700 million annually. The goals of Gabbard’s downsizing are to reduce bureaucratic inefficiency and reorient ODNI towards its mission of being an intelligence hub rather than a vehicle for “politicized weaponization” of intelligence.