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Workforce of US intelligence agencies set to shrink further

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Trump chooses Marco Rubio associate to head financial intelligence

Washington insider Peter Metzger, a former staffer of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, has been nominated to head the Treasury Department's financial intelligence unit. He is expected to adapt the service to fight drug trafficking, without losing sight of China.

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How Ratcliffe has been key to shielding CIA from Trump's intelligence upheavals

The CIA's indispensable John Ratcliffe (2/2): The spymaster's management, both internally and towards the White House and Congress, has enabled the agency to strengthen its position within the intelligence community as it undergoes major changes.

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CIA chief associate and Project 2025 author takes top strategic job at Meta

John Ratcliffe's former chief of staff at the ODNI wrote the intelligence section of the roadmap drawn up by the conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation for Donald Trump's second term in office.

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French magistrate in Beijing, Laotian spy students in Hanoi, DHS seeks counterterrorism chief, Armenian SNB's new head, Bastille day in Moscow

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

FranceLiaison magistrate returns to Beijing embassy

Vietnam/LaosDG2 training Laotian spy students

United StatesDHS counterterrorism chief joins private sector

ArmeniaInternal security deputy promoted to service head

RussiaA special guest at the French Embassy's 14 July celebrations

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Former intel officials enter political fray to counter Trump

The Steady State, a group of intelligence veterans from the CIA and other agencies which opposes the Trump administration's national security policy, is gaining momentum. The collective now intends to use its growing membership and resources to become more visible.