Overview

• Defense officials confirmed Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse is no longer leading the Defense Intelligence Agency, with deputy Christine Bordine serving as interim director.
• Reporting ties the ouster to a preliminary DIA review concluding June’s U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites delayed Tehran’s program by only months, contradicting public claims of sweeping success.
• The Pentagon gave no public reason for the dismissal, with sources citing a loss of confidence as Hegseth labeled the review based on limited intelligence and noted an FBI leak probe.
• Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, head of the Navy Reserve, and Vice Adm. Milton Sands, who oversaw Naval Special Warfare Command, were also removed, according to multiple reports.
• The changes come as ODNI pursues staff and budget reductions and Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin signals an early retirement, underscoring wider restructuring across national security leadership.