Key facts
- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has started staff reductions.
- Bill Pulte is the acting director of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
- Bill Pulte also leads the Federal Housing Financing Agency.
- Bill Pulte is described as a loyalist to President Donald Trump.
- The White House has delayed the release of a U.S. government report on voting machine vulnerabilities.
- The report is from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
- The report examines security gaps in voting machines.
- The report does not claim votes have flipped.
- The report's release is delayed ahead of the midterm elections.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has initiated staff reductions shortly after Bill Pulte assumed the role of acting director. Pulte, who is described as a loyalist to President Donald Trump, concurrently serves as the head of the Federal Housing Financing Agency. His appointment to lead the ODNI has preceded these staff changes.