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The Trump administration is planning significant staff reductions at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other US intelligence agencies, according to The Washington Post.

Around 1,200 CIA positions are expected to be cut, along with thousands more across the broader intelligence community. The reductions will be made gradually, mostly through hiring cuts as opposed to layoffs.

A CIA spokesperson did not confirm the exact figures but said Director John Ratcliffe is aligning the agency’s workforce with the administration’s national security goals. The change is intended to boost productivity, invigorate the organization, and make room for fresh leadership.

In March, the CIA announced plans to fire some younger workforce deemed unsuitable for intelligence work. In February, the agency offered buyouts to a select group of employees, though the number who accepted remains unclear. These changes are part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to downsize key government agencies and reshape the intelligence community, The Washington Post reported.

The annual policies and programs of the government for the upcoming fiscal year 2082/83 will be discussed at the House of Representatives for six days. 

President Ram Chandra Paudel presented the government's policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2082/83 BS in the joint meeting of both Houses of the federal Parliament earlier this afternoon.

In the second meeting of the House of Representatives, Speaker Devraj Ghimire informed the MPs that the dates for deliberations on the government's policies and programs and response from the Prime Minister have been set for May 5 to 11.

He also urged the concerned parties to provide the names of the lawmakers to the Business Advisory Unit one hour before the commencement of the meeting, so that the discussion on the policies and programs can be held on the basis of party representation.

Speaker Ghimire informed lawmakers who want to propose amendments to the policies and programs to inform the same to the Business Advisory Section between 11 am and 3 pm on May 3 and 4.

The House of Representatives will meet next on May 5.

Earlier, the government's policies and programs for the upcoming fiscal year 2082/083 was tabled in the House of Representatives. 

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli tabled a copy of the President's address to the joint meeting of both Housed of the Federal Parliament 

The government has announced to hire interns in the government services.

Making public the government’s policies and programs, President Ram Chandra Paudel said that interns will be hired in the government services from local level to center.

The government has announced to celebrate the coming decade as the decade of domestic employment.

Presenting the government’s policies and programs, President Ram Chandra Paudel said that domestic employment will be created through both employment and wage employment.