NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) offered buyouts to its entire workforce on Tuesday, in what officials said is a bid to bring the agency in line with President Donald Trump's priorities, including targeting drug cartels, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

"The CIA appeared to be the first intelligence agency to tell its employees that they can quit their jobs and receive about eight months of pay and benefits as part of Trump's push to downsize the federal government," noted the report. "The offer last month made to most civilian federal agencies exempted some categories of federal workers, including those with national security roles."

The agency is also freezing the hiring of job seekers already given a conditional offer, the report cited an aide to CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Some are likely to be rescinded if the applicants don't have the right background for the agency's new goals, which also include Trump's trade war and undermining China, the aide said.

"Across government agencies, overall interest in the deferred resignation offer appears to be low," said the report, adding that "many people have questions about whether they are legally able to take another job during the payout period or whether they can return to government under a future administration." Enditem

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