In compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive order, the CIA emailed a list of new employee names to the Office of Management and Budget over a non-classified system.
The decision comes as part of the White House review process to reduce federal workforce.
“We are complying with the executive orders and are providing requested information through the appropriate channels,” a CIA spokesperson said in a statement to ABC News.
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The list used the first names and the first initials of the last names of the personnel, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday.
The executive order asked for the names of employees still in the probation phase of their employment.
At some government agencies, that phase is only six months; however, it can take two years or longer to complete initial CIA training and language courses, meaning that the CIA’s list included its hires from the last two years, the official said.
