Hiring & Workforce — 2026-03-21
300+ FBI National Security Agents Departed Since January; Half of NSD Counterterrorism Prosecutors Gone
300+ FBI agents on national security matters have departed since January, including 45 fired and 50+ in leadership. Half of NSD's CT prosecutors and a third of senior leadership are gone. The scale reveals
Analysis
Prior IC Brief (03/20): CI-12 firings gutted FBI Iran expertise. The 300-agent departure figure reveals the CI-12 losses were part of a much larger hemorrhage across the FBI's entire national security apparatus -- not an isolated punitive action but a systemic talent crisis.
Prior IC Brief (03/20): CI-12 firings gutted FBI Iran expertise. The 300-agent departure figure reveals the CI-12 losses were part of a much larger hemorrhage across the FBI's entire national security apparatus -- not an isolated punitive action but a systemic talent crisis.