CIA Buyouts and Hiring Freeze Continue; 1,200 Positions Targeted for Elimination

CIA's agency-wide buyout offer, the first in IC history, continues alongside a hiring freeze that has rescinded conditional offers for applicants outside priority mission sets. The 1,200-position reduction targets attrition and reduced hiring. Several hundred employees have accepted early retirement. For CIA applicants, conditional offers remain at risk of rescission if backgrounds don't align with China and cartel priorities.