Some recent new hires at the CIA have been fired, days after a federal judge permitted the Trump administration to terminate intelligence officers working in roles related to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, according to a report. Some probationary employees have been called to meet at a location away from the agency’s Langley, Virginia, headquarters and to surrender their security credentials, sources told the New York Times. The layoffs are part of a wider Department of Government Efficiency-led effort to shrink the federal workforce. A CIA spokesperson confirmed to The Independent that some officers hired in the last two years have been laid off. It’s not immediately clear how many spies have been terminated, but the spokesperson said not all probationary employees would be fired.

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. CIA under Director John Ratcliffe wasted no time getting to work on trimming down their workforce under Trump's orders. It's not clear how many officers were let go so far and how many will lose their jobs. People familiar with the effort, however, insist not all recent hires and probationary employees will be dismissed. The reduction in CIA workforce came after a judge cleared the way for Ratcliffe to fire employees at will.

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.