Defense intel chiefs expect challenges amid personnel cuts, new border missions

By Tony Bertuca / May 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Top U.S. defense intelligence officials told House lawmakers today that they expect to be impacted by the 5% to 8% civilian personnel cut mandated by the Trump administration amid the stress of a new mission to help seal the southern border from the flow of illegal migrants, but they struck chords of optimism, pledging to do more with less. Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, who said DIA is composed of 70% civilians, many of whom are veterans,...

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