Fear that fired spies could betray U.S.

[bannork]

According to a report from Politico's Amy Mackinnon, Elon Musk and DOGE staffers having a free hand in firing has had the end effect of putting "hundreds of intelligence and national security officials who had access to reams of classified information" on the street.

Ex-CIA officer James Lawler remarked, "What we have done is we have created a ripe set of targets for our adversaries."

Kevin Carroll, a former CIA case officer, agreed and added “You’re absolutely creating a counterintelligence risk,” he said. “Not by letting people go, but the manner in which you’re letting people go.”

  Hundreds of officials with access to highly sensitive information have been fired or placed on administrative leave across the federal government. The Pentagon announced Tuesday that it was forging ahead with plans to cut some 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs. A slate of top national security officials at the FBI and Department of Justice have also been removed from their posts.

'A ripe set of targets': Intel experts sound alarm that fired spies could turn on U.S.

 

[TedG]

2 hours ago, bannork said:

According to a report from Politico's Amy Mackinnon, Elon Musk and DOGE staffers having a free hand in firing has had the end effect of putting "hundreds of intelligence and national security officials who had access to reams of classified information" on the street.

Ex-CIA officer James Lawler remarked, "What we have done is we have created a ripe set of targets for our adversaries."

Kevin Carroll, a former CIA case officer, agreed and added “You’re absolutely creating a counterintelligence risk,” he said. “Not by letting people go, but the manner in which you’re letting people go.”

  Hundreds of officials with access to highly sensitive information have been fired or placed on administrative leave across the federal government. The Pentagon announced Tuesday that it was forging ahead with plans to cut some 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs. A slate of top national security officials at the FBI and Department of Justice have also been removed from their posts.

'A ripe set of targets': Intel experts sound alarm that fired spies could turn on U.S.

 

 

I guess they're not true Americans.