Gabbard Announces Overhaul of ODNI, With Budget and Personnel Cuts

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the reforms were the first step in an intelligence overhaul dubbed ‘ODNI 2.0.’

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appears during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing in Washington on March 25, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) will undertake major personnel and budget cuts, the Trump administration announced on Aug. 20.

The agency said the cuts would “reduce bloat by 40 percent and save taxpayers $700 million a year.”