A CIA spokesperson said in a statement the moves were meant to align the agency with the goals of new CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

The CIA is offering all of its employees incentives to resign — and some say its part of a move by US President Donald Trump to stack the government in his favour.

Since taking office last month Trump has launched an attempt to gut and reshape several federal agencies, most notably the U.S. Agency for International Development, which has been largely dismantled by Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, the leader of Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency.