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Trump administration to cut thousands of jobs from CIA and other spy agencies – report

The lobby of CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia
The Trump administration reportedly plans to cut 1,200 jobs from the CIA in what the intelligence agency has called ‘part of a holistic strategy’. Photograph: Larry Downing/Reuters

The White House plans to cut staffing at the Central Intelligence Agency by 1,200 positions while other intelligence agencies including the National Security Agency will also shed thousands of jobs, the Washington Post has reported.

A person familiar with the plan confirmed the changes to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

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