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  • Headline: Gabbard Reshapes Intelligence Community, Combats Politicization and Boosts Border Security

    Headline: Gabbard Reshapes Intelligence Community, Combats Politicization and Boosts Border Security
    2025/05/15
    Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has taken significant actions this week as part of the Trump administration's efforts to reshape the intelligence community. On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, Gabbard fired Mike Collins, the acting chair of the National Intelligence Council, along with his deputy. According to intelligence sources, this move was made to prevent what Gabbard described as the "politicization of intelligence."

    Whistleblowers had reportedly labeled these officials as "strongly opposed to Trump," with Collins facing allegations of political bias and "deliberately undermining the incoming Trump administration." The dismissals represent the latest in a series of actions Gabbard has taken since assuming her role as DNI.

    Since the beginning of President Trump's first 100 days in office, DNI Gabbard has implemented several significant changes within the intelligence community. She has eliminated diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, a move the administration claims has saved taxpayers millions of dollars.

    In early April, Gabbard announced the establishment of a task force designed to restore trust in the intelligence community. The Director's Initiatives Group (DIG) was formed to execute President Trump's executive orders aimed at rebuilding confidence in intelligence agencies. The group is specifically focused on investigating what the administration describes as "weaponization" of intelligence, addressing politicization issues, exposing unauthorized disclosures of classified information, and declassifying information deemed to be in the public interest.

    Gabbard has also referred certain intelligence officials to the Department of Justice for prosecution over alleged leaks of classified information. Additionally, she has revoked security clearances for individuals accused of abusing public trust for political purposes, in what she describes as an effort to ensure objective intelligence collection and analysis.

    The DNI has redirected intelligence community resources toward identifying illegal immigrants with potential terrorist connections and securing the southern border. This shift includes expanding counterterrorism activities to encompass counternarcotics operations and recognizing cartels and transnational gangs as top national security threats.

    These actions align with Gabbard's stated mission to focus the intelligence community on what she describes as its core function: "ensuring our security by providing the President and policymakers with timely, apolitical, objective, relevant intelligence to inform their decision-making to ensure the safety, security and freedom of the American people."

    However, these changes have not been without controversy. A recent National Intelligence Council memo has reportedly undercut some of the administration's claims regarding immigration, particularly concerning Venezuelan involvement with transnational criminal activities at the southern border.
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  • Restoring Trust in Intelligence: Director Gabbard Launches New Task Force

    Restoring Trust in Intelligence: Director Gabbard Launches New Task Force
    2025/05/13
    Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has established a new task force aimed at restoring trust in the Intelligence Community and addressing concerns about government overreach. On May 5, 2025, Gabbard announced the formation of the Director's Initiatives Group (DIG), which will focus on implementing President Trump's Executive Orders related to transparency and accountability across intelligence agencies.

    The task force is already working to investigate alleged weaponization of intelligence, identify political bias within agencies, expose unauthorized disclosures of classified information, and declassify materials deemed to be in the public interest. The DIG is also conducting assessments of the Intelligence Community's structure, resources, and personnel to improve efficiency and eliminate wasteful spending.

    In a statement, Gabbard emphasized, "We are committed to executing the President's vision and focusing the Intelligence Community on its core mission: ensuring our security by providing the President and policymakers with timely, apolitical, objective, relevant intelligence to inform their decision-making."

    This announcement comes just days after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released its 12th Annual Statistical Transparency Report on May 5, 2025, which provides data on various intelligence activities and operations.

    In another development, the official website of the ODNI appears to have experienced technical issues. Reports from May 12 indicate that the website has been unavailable for several days, though the cause of the outage remains unclear.

    Gabbard, who was sworn in as the eighth Director of National Intelligence earlier this year following a Senate confirmation vote of 52-48, has been actively reshaping the intelligence community since taking office. The former congresswoman from Hawaii served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021 and is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve.

    Her approach to intelligence oversight was previously outlined in her March 25 testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, where she presented the 2025 Annual Threat Assessment. During that hearing, Gabbard emphasized the complex threat environment facing the United States and pledged that the Intelligence Community would provide "timely, unbiased, relevant intelligence" to ensure national security.

    The Director's Initiatives Group represents a significant step in Gabbard's efforts to implement structural changes within the intelligence community, potentially granting her greater authority to reshape intelligence operations and culture according to the administration's priorities.
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  • "Gabbard Leads ODNI Transformation: Transparency, Accountability, and Refocused Priorities"

    "Gabbard Leads ODNI Transformation: Transparency, Accountability, and Refocused Priorities"
    2025/05/11
    In the past several days, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has seen significant developments under Director Tulsi Gabbard. Most notably, DNI Gabbard established a new task force, the Director’s Initiatives Group, dedicated to restoring transparency and accountability within the Intelligence Community. This group is executing President Trump’s recent executive orders focused on rebuilding public trust, which includes investigating allegations of politicization, addressing unauthorized disclosures of classified intelligence, and advancing the declassification of information in the public interest. The Director’s Initiatives Group has also begun assessments of Intelligence Community structure and personnel, aiming to reduce waste and improve efficiency.

    A major development during Gabbard’s tenure has been the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at the ODNI. This move, directed by President Trump, was undertaken with the stated aims of saving taxpayer dollars and ensuring the Intelligence Community’s focus remains on apolitical analysis. In addition, Gabbard has revoked the security clearances for individuals deemed to have compromised public trust or engaged in political abuses, a measure intended to reinforce objective intelligence work. The intelligence community has also increased efforts to identify illegal aliens with suspected terrorist ties and now treats cartels and transnational gangs as top national security threats. These changes reflect an expanded focus on both counterterrorism and counternarcotics, explicitly linking border security developments to intelligence priorities.

    In the area of security and accountability, Gabbard announced a comprehensive investigation into the use of classified chat platforms after the discovery of improper and explicit content on Intelink, a classified system. All relevant chat rooms and platforms are being reviewed, and the ODNI is set to hold accountable any personnel found to have violated professional standards. Coupled with a new whistleblower hotline, these measures aim to address past failures to investigate leaks and misconduct within the Intelligence Community.

    The ODNI also released its annual transparency report, providing detailed statistics on the use of national security surveillance authorities. For Calendar Year 2024, the report contextualizes trends in FISA and National Security Letters and reflects ongoing reforms to tighten oversight, especially concerning U.S. person queries. DNI Gabbard has declassified aspects of the report to advance transparency and has committed to further refinements in future reports as new statutory requirements come into effect.

    Just weeks ago, Gabbard delivered her opening statement at the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s annual threat assessment hearing. She emphasized the growing complexity facing U.S. national security, identifying both non-state actors such as transnational criminal organizations and terrorists, as well as traditional state adversaries, as top threats. The intelligence community’s assessments now place particular focus on how emerging technologies and unconventional tactics are enabling both state and non-state actors to pose heightened risks to the United States.

    Overall, these recent actions and public statements by Director Gabbard reflect a pronounced shift toward transparency, accountability, and a refocusing of intelligence priorities on objective threat analysis and efficient operations, as directed by the Trump administration. The stated goal remains to ensure that intelligence supports the security, freedom, and prosperity of the American people, while restoring public trust in the nation’s intelligence institutions.
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