Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, received the 2026 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic for her leadership in reforming the United States intelligence community. Executive Mosaic announced the honor, recognizing her efforts to restructure the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, known as ODNI, by reducing its size by over 40 percent by the end of fiscal year 2025, which saves taxpayers over 700 million dollars annually. This initiative, called ODNI 2.0, absorbs functions from centers like the Foreign Malign Influence Center, National Counterproliferation and Biosecurity Center, and Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center into ODNI's mission integration directorate and the National Intelligence Council. Gabbard aims to eliminate bureaucracy, cut redundancy, and refocus on core national security priorities while addressing what she calls the politicization and weaponization of intelligence.
In recent days, Gabbard ended a task force launched last year to combat politicization within intelligence agencies, as reported by AOL. She continues to champion transparency by directing reviews for declassifying documents on topics like the origins of COVID-19, Anomalous Health Incidents, and Crossfire Hurricane. Under her oversight, ODNI released the 12th Annual Statistical Transparency Report, detailing increased queries on United States persons by agencies like the National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, and National Counterterrorism Center in 2024, linked to cyber threats, the Israel-Hamas conflict, and terrorism risks. ODNI also disclosed 73.3 billion dollars appropriated for the National Intelligence Program in fiscal year 2025.
Gabbard expanded partnerships by creating the National Counterterrorism Center's Interagency Fusion Cell to improve information sharing with law enforcement, Customs and Border Patrol, and others, breaking down silos for better effectiveness. On February 16, 2026, Intelligence Online noted her involvement in an FBI search of a Georgia election center, highlighting her role in operations.
These steps reflect Gabbard's commitment to accountability, modernization, and public trust in intelligence operations.
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