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No Fraud, Big Backlash: A Cyber Firm’s Puerto Rico Voting Machine Test Sparks Ire
politics12 days ago

No Fraud, Big Backlash: A Cyber Firm’s Puerto Rico Voting Machine Test Sparks Ire

A cybersecurity firm hired by the ODNI to test a Puerto Rico voting machine found significant weaknesses but no evidence of vote tampering. After sharing their findings, Trump allies pressured against Mojave Research, including allegations of liberal ties, leading to a stop-work order and the contract’s non-renewal. The episode exposes internal government divisions over election claims and efforts to fix voting-system flaws.

via CNN|
#election-security#mojave-research#odni
politics24 days ago

DNI Transition Set as Pulte Hands Over to Jay Clayton Monday

Acting DNI Bill Pulte will begin transferring authority to newly confirmed Jay Clayton on Monday, with Clayton sworn in soon after Senate confirmation. Pulte has touted ODNI reforms and significant staff reductions, while continuing his role as FHFA director and focusing on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The transition follows controversy over Pulte's appointment and related FISA/declassification debates that surrounded the ODNI leadership changes.

via Politico|
#bill-pulte#dni#fisa
Clayton Named DNI Amid Election-Claim Controversy
politics27 days ago

Clayton Named DNI Amid Election-Claim Controversy

Senators voted 51-47 to confirm Jay Clayton, a former Manhattan U.S. attorney and ex-SEC chair, as the head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, replacing acting DNI Bill Pulte. Clayton takes over a post tied to Trump-era election narratives, and while he said he’s not an election denier, he avoided explicitly stating the 2020 winner. He previously suggested California mail voting was being abused, a claim he did not substantively clarify during confirmation. Clayton brings a securities-law background to ODNI, which has been involved in election-related disclosures under previous leadership.

via Democracy Docket|
#dni#election-denial#jay-clayton
Pulte’s ODNI holdout as Clayton’s nomination nears
politics27 days ago

Pulte’s ODNI holdout as Clayton’s nomination nears

Bill Pulte’s grip on the ODNI endures as Jay Clayton’s confirmation advances, with White House officials signaling he should stay longer and Pulte pressing to finish his agenda, including declassifying material and sweeping layoffs, while Clayton’s upcoming swearing-in shifts the role—at least eventually—and Washington watches whether this dynamic reshapes the administration’s intelligence posture amid a busy Hill agenda.

via Politico|
#intelligence#jayclayton#odni
Clayton Takes the Helm as DNI Amid Downscaled Intelligence Office
politics27 days ago

Clayton Takes the Helm as DNI Amid Downscaled Intelligence Office

Jay Clayton was confirmed as director of national intelligence, inheriting a downsized ODNI whose authority has weakened as the CIA and John Ratcliffe hold more influence; acting director Bill Pulte’s staffing cuts have raised morale and recruitment concerns, while Clayton’s plans for reform remain unclear amid ongoing partisan debate over how far to shrink or redefine the office.

via CNN|
#clayton#dni#intelligence
national-security28 days ago

Clayton confirmed as DNI amid election-doubt backlash

The Senate approved Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence in a 51-47 vote along party lines, replacing acting DNI Bill Pulte after Democrats balked at Clayton’s refusal to say Biden won the 2020 election. The confirmation comes as Trump declassifies materials and presses for ODNI reforms amid Iran tensions, setting Clayton to oversee the 17-member intelligence community and wrestle with renewed scrutiny of Section 702. Clayton’s credentials and GOP backing helped him prevail despite Democratic concerns about independence and the integrity of the 2020 election.

via Politico|
#bill-pulte#director-of-national-intelligence#jay-clayton
politics28 days ago

Pulte Orders Major ODNI Downsizing Ahead of Clayton's Senate Vote

Acting DNI Bill Pulte announced a roughly 30% downsizing of the ODNI—potentially over 300 jobs—just before the Senate is set to vote on Jay Clayton as the next ODNI head. The exact size is not disclosed and officials offered no comment; Democrats warn the scale and speed of the cuts could threaten national security, while Pulte touts reductions as a step toward a leaner intelligence apparatus amid ongoing scrutiny of the ODNI's leadership.

via Politico|
#jay-clayton#odni#politics
ODNI Shrinks Again as Acting DNI Announces Fourth Round of Layoffs
national-security28 days ago

ODNI Shrinks Again as Acting DNI Announces Fourth Round of Layoffs

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte announced the fourth round of layoffs at ODNI, continuing staffing reductions aimed at refocusing the office on national security, law and statute. The exact numbers and which positions were affected were not disclosed. The move comes as Jay Clayton is nominated to lead DNI and as lawmakers scrutinize ODNI's size; reports say the office now has roughly half of its pre-Trump 2,000 employees.

via Federal News Network|
#bill-pulte#jay-clayton#national-security
Clayton Moves Closer to Directing U.S. Intelligence After Party-Line Panel Vote
politics1 month ago

Clayton Moves Closer to Directing U.S. Intelligence After Party-Line Panel Vote

The Senate Intelligence Committee approved Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in a 9–8 party-line vote, setting him up to replace acting head Bill Pulte. Democrats criticized Clayton during his hearing over his views on the 2020 election, while Republicans backed advancing his confirmation, with a full Senate anticipated to confirm him by week’s end.

via The New York Times|
#jay-clayton#national-security#odni
Acting DNI Pulte downsizes ODNI, fires six political appointees
politics2 months ago

Acting DNI Pulte downsizes ODNI, fires six political appointees

Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte, installed by Trump, fired six political appointees and moved about 45 career officials back to their home agencies as part of a broad ODNI downsizing; the National Counterterrorism Center was spared. Republicans on Capitol Hill offered guarded praise for the reforms, while Democrats warned that large cuts could jeopardize national security, and officials said more firings could come in the coming weeks.

via CNN|
#downsizing#intelligence#national-security
Trump-Driven Downsizing Hits ODNI as Pulte Takes Acting DNI Post
politics2 months ago

Trump-Driven Downsizing Hits ODNI as Pulte Takes Acting DNI Post

Firing and staffing cuts are underway at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence after President Trump named Bill Pulte acting DNI, directing an immediate downsizing that could affect hundreds of employees. The move has drawn bipartisan concern from lawmakers like Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner and House Intelligence’s Jim Himes, who warn that major reductions could weaken ODNI’s national-security mission and urge consultation with Congress.

via MS NOW|
#bill-pulte#downsizing#national-security
Trump appointee triggers broad staffing downswing at U.S. intelligence agency
politics2 months ago

Trump appointee triggers broad staffing downswing at U.S. intelligence agency

Acting DNI Bill Pulte began a sweeping staff purge at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, including an order to identify about 400 National Counterterrorism Center employees for firing or leave, in the weeks after he took over from Tulsi Gabbard. Democrats on the intelligence committees warned against such large reductions and potential politicization of intelligence. The move follows earlier downsizing under the 2025 administration and comes as lawmakers scrutinize Pulte’s lack of national security background and as debate over his permanent nomination continues.

via NBC News|
#congress#counterterrorism#intelligence
ODNI Downsizing Kicks Off as Firing Wave Expands Under Acting Director
politics2 months ago

ODNI Downsizing Kicks Off as Firing Wave Expands Under Acting Director

Firing waves have begun at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as acting DNI Bill Pulte moves to downsizing, following President Trump’s push to cut hundreds of ODNI staff. The cuts are expected to hit units like the National Counterterrorism Center and the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Democrats on the Senate and House Intelligence Committees warned the reductions could jeopardize the post-9/11 mission, while a White House official tied the action to Trump’s Truth Social post urging downsizing.

via CNN|
#bill-pulte#downsizing#national-security
Gabbard Uses Declassified Files to Probe Fauci's COVID Origins Involvement
politics2 months ago

Gabbard Uses Declassified Files to Probe Fauci's COVID Origins Involvement

Outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard released newly declassified materials showing intelligence officials debated Fauci’s role in their COVID-19 origins review, including whether to consult him as an outside reviewer and whether his recommendations for interview subjects would signal a conflict of interest. The release is part of her closing effort atop the intelligence community as ODNI transitions to Bill Pulte, whose confirmation faces resistance, and as she notes Fauci’s influence amid the wider debate over the origins of the virus.

via Fox News|
#anthony-fauci#covid-origin#declassified-documents