Overview
- Kennedy, who told colleagues in a May 8 email that Friday would be her last day, is stepping down this week from two senior intelligence roles.
- She plans to leave her posts as Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Policy and Capabilities and as the Office of Management and Budget’s associate director for intelligence and international affairs, and she intends to remain on the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
- In her email, she cited a return to the private sector and family reasons, while multiple outlets report that she also disagreed with President Trump’s military action in Iran.
- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard praised her service in a statement, and the White House declined comment and referred questions to ODNI and OMB.
- Her departure follows National Counterterrorism Center chief Joe Kent’s March resignation over the Iran war, signaling continued turnover in top national-security posts.