CIA begins DOGE-inspired purge of employees as they are summoned to off-site location to ‘surrender’ badges

The latest newly hired probationary federal workers hit with a wave of layoffs is the Central Intelligence Agency.

CIA officers hired within the last two years are being summoned to off-site locations, fired and forced to surrender their badges to security personnel, three people briefing on the layoffs told The New York Times.

President Donald Trump said that agencies would begin initiating their own cuts and firings inspired by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) actions over the first month of his second term.

CIA under Director John Ratcliffe wasted no time getting to work on trimming down their workforce under Trump’s orders.

The reduction in CIA workforce came after a judge cleared the way for Ratcliffe to fire employees at will.

Judge Anthony J. Trenga of the Eastern District of Virginia ruled on a lawsuit brought by CIA officers who were assigned to the diversity and recruiting efforts under the previous administration. 

They were removed under Trump’s order to get rid of any diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs or department within the federal government.

But Judge Trenga’a ruling was sweeping and gave Director Ratcliffe the power to remove any CIA officer for any reason – without giving them a right of appeal.

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