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Spy Chief Tries to Restore Order After Upheaval at Intelligence Office

Workers had been turning the office of the official who oversees the president's daily intelligence briefing into a private dining room before the new director stopped it, along with a firing range.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWorkers at the Virginia headquarters of the Director of National Intelligence had been converting the office of the official who oversees the president's daily briefing into a private dining room.

  2. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistA dining room. Where the threats get briefed. I'm sorry, I need a second, because that's a rescue story and I'm getting emotional.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe New York Times reports that new director Jay Clayton halted it, along with a firing range, after officials concluded neither could be justified on cost.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is unclear who approved the range.

  5. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNobody knows who approved it?

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAn inquiry would be appropriate.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMeanwhile, the staff was cut by thirty percent in the final hours before his confirmation, according to The Hill. The dining room would have had no wait.

  8. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistI'm naming a cloud after you for that, Gloria. Cumulonimbus Vance. Very stern, bit of a rumble.

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