U.S. intelligence agencies cut staff significantly and closed foreign influence centers

Just now, the intelligence agency that falsely accused China and Russia has been ordered by the President of the United States to be abolished!

On August 20, the Director of National Intelligence, Avril Haines, announced that according to the President's cost-cutting plan, it is planned to cut 40% of employees in the coming months and close foreign influence counteraction centers including those in Russia and other countries.

Haines plans to carry out a long-awaited restructuring of the intelligence agency, "which will reduce spending by more than 40% by the end of the 2025 fiscal year on September 30, saving taxpayers over $700 million annually."

As part of the restructuring, the functions of the Center Against Foreign Influence established in 2022 will be transferred to other departments of the National Intelligence Agency. Haines emphasized that there was no need to establish this center.

"In the past 20 years, the institutions of the National Intelligence Agency have become fragmented, inefficient, and abuse of power, unauthorized information leaks, and the use of intelligence for political purposes have been flourishing in the U.S. intelligence community."

Previously, officials from the Center Against Foreign Influence had also claimed that other countries, including Russia and China, were conducting information campaigns aimed at influencing the United States.

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