The United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has begun a mass layoff process. The New York Times, citing its sources, reported that the CIA has begun laying off employees hired in the past two years.
How are the layoffs being carried out?
According to reports, employees summoned to the agency's special office outside Langley are being asked to hand over their service records. The newspaper reported that the CIA press service confirmed this information.
It is not yet officially known how many employees have been laid off. However, according to sources, the CIA leadership does not plan to fire all new employees, but rather to stop using a specific layer of employees.
The nervous atmosphere at Langley
The newspaper's sources report that there is great disarray and anxiety among CIA employees. Some employees are even afraid to answer their phones after news of the layoffs.
"The layoffs have reduced morale in the agency and have had a negative impact on employee productivity," the newspaper said in a statement.
What was the basis for this decision?
The mass layoffs came a few days after a court ruling legalized the right of CIA Director John Ratcliffe to fire agency employees at will. Following this decision, it is believed that internal changes have begun in the agency and a plan to reduce employees deemed "unnecessary" is being implemented.
What do the changes at the CIA mean?
These changes at the CIA, one of the most important intelligence agencies in the United States, may also affect US foreign and domestic intelligence policy. It is possible that the mass reductions at the Central Intelligence Agency indicate some kind of change in national security strategy and agency policy.
In the coming days, the changes at the CIA, especially in the field of domestic intelligence, will be watched with great interest.
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