The CIA is planning one of the largest reorganizations in the agency's history, The Washington Post reports. CIA director John Brennan unveiled the plans in a press briefing today, saying the agency will focus more on cybersecurity issues and digital espionage. In addition to undergoing a massive structural overhaul, the CIA will create a new "Directorate of Digital Innovation" to track advances and threats in cyberspace.

"Our ability to carry out our responsibilities for human intelligence and national security responsibilities has become more challenging," Brennan said. "And so what we need to do as an agency is make sure we’re able to understand all of the aspects of that digital environment."

Brennan ambitiously called the plan an attempt to "cover the entire universe" and ensure that intelligence doesn't fall through bureaucratic cracks when moving between agency units.

The White House has backed the plan, but some intelligence officials see the reorganization as short-sighted. Mark Lowenthal, a former senior CIA official, said the reorganization "is not going to go down smoothly." He claimed the plans lack a focus on the future and too strongly prioritize day-to-day concerns.

This is the government's latest step towards improving cybersecurity. Last month, the Obama administration announced the creation of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC), a 50-person agency responsible for analyzing and coordinating responses to cyberthreats.

The CIA has teased these changes for months, but today is the first time the agency has laid out its plan in detail. No time table has yet been announced for the reorganization.