CIA Offering A Buyout For Its Entire Workforce. No, Really

Posted • February 4, 2025: This guy is delivering surprises seemingly on an hourly basis. And by “this guy,” I mean our 45th and 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump. A month ago, did you think we’d be talking about buying Greenland? Re-taking control of the Panama Canal? Creating a sovereign wealth fund, turning Gaza into a paradise, nuking USAID, etc., etc., etc. You might have predicted some of these moves, but if you prophesied them all, you need to be playing the stock market—and you need to be giving me tips. In yet another move I didn’t see coming, the Trump administration offered buyouts to some CIA employees… no wait, make that the entire workforce. That’s what happened Tuesday night, according to a report: The Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce Tuesday, citing an aim to bring the agency in line with U.S. President Donald Trump's priorities, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The U.S. spy agency is also freezing the hiring of job applicants already given a conditional offer, the WSJ reported, quoting an aide to CIA Director John Ratcliffe. The aide, not named in the report, said some of those frozen offers are likely to be rescinded if the applicants do not have the right background for the agency's new goals, which include targeting drug cartels, Trump's trade war and undermining China. HOLY SMOKES: The CIA just offered a BUYOUT to its entire workforce. This bombshell report comes from The Wall Street Journal, revealing that every single CIA employee has been given the option to RESIGN with a buyout package worth approximately eight months of pay and benefits. According to the report, CIA Director John Ratcliffe is leading the charge, signaling that the agency will become leaner, more aggressive, and focused on real threats.

In a blunt statement, he told CIA officers: “To the brave CIA officers listening around the world, if all of that sounds like what you signed up for, then buckle up and get ready to make a difference. If it doesn’t, then it’s time to find a new line of work.” This is literally one of the biggest shake-ups in CIA history. (…)

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Reuters: CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce to align with Trump priorities, sources say
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cia-offers-buyouts-entire-workforce-align-with-trump-priorities-wsj-reports-2025-02-05/