CIA Offers Buyouts to Entire Workforce Amid Trump Downsizing Efforts

The Central Intelligence Agency has offered buyouts to its entire workforce, aligning with President Trump's efforts to reduce the size of the federal government. The buyouts provide employees with approximately eight months of pay and benefits in exchange for their resignations. This move is part of a broader strategy by the Trump administration to reshape the CIA's focus, including targeting drug cartels and addressing issues related to China. The agency has also frozen hiring for certain job applicants, indicating a shift in priorities. This announcement follows a similar buyout offer extended to 2 million federal employees last month, which excluded national security personnel. Unions representing federal workers have filed a lawsuit in response to these buyout offers, aiming to block the administration's plan.