CIA offer to pay out contracts might not be available to every employee – Washington Examiner
CIA offer to pay out contracts might not be available to every employee
The federal government’s incentives to resign that were recently extended to the CIA might not be available to every employee of the agency, the Washington Examiner has learned.
The CIA gathers essential information on foreign entities and uses that to reinforce America’s national security, unlike the FBI, which has a domestic focus. Vacancies in certain parts of the CIA could jeopardize foreign intelligence gathering.
The deferred retirement offered by the Trump administration would give an employee eight months of pay and benefits. The offer comes as part of an effort to slim down the government and cut positions within a variety of departments and agencies.
The Senate recently confirmed new CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and a report soon came out alleging that the agency was cleaning house. The agency didn’t deny the allegations.
“Director Ratcliffe is moving swiftly to ensure the CIA workforce is responsive to the Administration’s national security priorities,” a CIA spokesperson told the Washington Examiner. “These moves are part of a holistic strategy to infuse the Agency with renewed energy, provide opportunities for rising leaders to emerge, and better position the CIA to deliver on its mission.”
Ratcliffe promised that the agency would prioritize adversaries such as drug cartels and China in his confirmation hearing. “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,” he told lawmakers last month. “If it doesn’t, then it’s time to find a new line of work.”
The Wall Street Journal reported the CIA “is also freezing the hiring of job seekers already given a conditional offer” and that some offers are “likely to be rescinded,” attributing the info to a Ratcliffe aide.
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Federal government workers have been more skeptical of the deferment offer than the White House expected, but thousands have still taken the offer to resign for the near yearlong paid leave.
Elon Musk, leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, is aiming to cut up to $2 trillion in government spending. Federal employees leaving the government due to the retirement plan are estimated to save the government about $100 billion.
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