Clinton Slashes Office of National Drug Control Staff

ONDCP March 1993

President Bill Clinton slashed the staff of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) 84 percent, from 146 to 25 staffers, while announcing that the position of director would be upgraded to Cabinet level (Michael Isikoff, "Under Clinton, Drug Policy Office's Hot Streak Melts Down," Washington Post, 2/10/93, A14).