Transparency

Eliminating Waste and Rebuilding Trust in the Intelligence Community  

  • Announced investigations into Intelligence Community chat misconduct and unauthorized leaks.
  • Launched a whistleblower hotline to promote transparency and accountability.
  • Revoked(external link, opens in new tab) security clearances for more than 100 intelligence officials involved in improper communications.
  • Slashed(external link, opens in new tab) DEI offices, unnecessary conferences, and excess program licenses — saving nearly $20 million.
  • Revoked(external link, opens in new tab) Joe Biden’s security clearance, as well as the 51 signers of the Hunter Biden “disinformation” letter and additional former officials.
  • Halted(external link, opens in new tab) the President’s Daily Brief for former President Biden.
  • Unveiled the largest-ever Intelligence Community cybersecurity investment and modernization effort.
  • Launched the Director’s Initiative Group (DIG), a temporary task force dedicated to reform and accountability.
  • Declassified(external link, opens in new tab) the Biden Administration’s Strategic Implementation Plan for Countering Domestic Terrorism.
  • Referred(external link, opens in new tab) intelligence leak cases to DOJ for criminal investigation.
  • Removed(external link, opens in new tab) politicized leadership at the National Intelligence Council.
  • Launched ODNI 2.0, cutting the workforce by 40% and eliminating politicized offices, saving taxpayers at least $700+ million annually.
    • Refocused the Foreign Malign Influence Center’s mission, saving taxpayers at least $7 million per year.
    • Refocused National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, saving taxpayers approximately $29 million per year.
    • Refocused the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, saving taxpayers $10 million per year.
    • Phased out the National Intelligence University and merged it with the National Defense University, saving taxpayers an estimated $40 million annually.
  • Began(external link, opens in new tab) coordinating across all 18 IC elements to eliminate wasteful contracts and duplicative staff, saving taxpayers $1.3 billion annually.
  • Revoked(external link, opens in new tab) 37 security clearances, many of which were tied to the 2017 Russia Hoax Intelligence Community Assessment.
  • Closed more FOIA cases in 14 months than the Biden Administration closed in the previous two years.
  • Launched a new IC-wide effort to transform acquisition and contracting practices, emphasizing merit-based and mission first approaches that reduce bureaucratic red tape and encourage innovation and entrepreneurship.
  • Increased ODNI’s rate of implementing Government Accountability Office recommendations by 62%, from a rate of 7% under the previous administration.
  • Exceeded all ethics requirements mandated by the Office of Government Ethics (OGE), resulting in OGE commending ODNI and providing no recommendations for improvement.
  • Released updated guidance on analytic standards for intelligence products, to ensure analytic rigor is maintained when incorporating AI into processes and products.
  • Merged mission management and analysis inside the National Intelligence Council (NIC) structure, moving the NIC into one integrated space at ODNI for better coordination.
  • Issued new policies and standards that promote reciprocity across the IC and Department of War technology systems – cutting redundant authorization timelines.

Delivering Historic Transparency Through Unprecedented Declassification