New intelligence chief trying to reverse staff cuts – NBC News

New intelligence chief trying to reverse staff cuts  NBC News

Jay Clayton, who is serving as director of national intelligence, is taking steps aimed at undoing major reductions to the department’s workforce, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. Those people said the staffing reductions were put in place during the tenure of Clayton’s predecessor. Their account describes an effort focused on reversing actions already taken, not on carrying out a new set of workforce reductions. The verified account does not provide the scale of the earlier reductions, the number of positions affected, a timetable for any reversal, or the departments or offices involved.

It also does not identify the specific steps being taken, say whether any staffing changes have occurred, or indicate when Clayton began pursuing the effort. The available account attributes the information to three people familiar with the matter, identifies Clayton as the official seeking to undo the reductions, and places the original staffing actions under the prior director’s tenure. It provides no further description of the cuts or of the contemplated reversal in the account.