The CIA has offered buyouts to its workforce as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul and scale back the federal government. The offer includes eight months of pay and benefits, but some employees, including those handling high-priority tasks, are not eligible. CIA Director John Ratcliffe is implementing these changes to ensure that the agency is responsive to national security priorities. Ratcliffe has promised to keep politics out of intelligence decisions and not use loyalty tests for hiring or firing. The offer has been met with criticism from federal employee unions, lawyers, and Democratic lawmakers who argue that the offers are legally dubious and Congress has not authorized funds for such packages. The size of the CIA’s workforce is classified, as is the case with other intelligence agencies. Ratcliffe, a former member of Congress and President Trump’s former director of national intelligence, became CIA director on Jan. 23.
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