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CIA
An independent agency, established by Congress in 1947, that operates under the National Security Council in conjunction with the President and all other US civilian and military intelligence agencies internally and abroad.
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Public opinion turned against the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as a result of evidence that it?
attempted to assassinate foreign leaders. - apex
The very first Director of Central Intelligencewas Rear Admiral Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter(May 8, 1897-June 18, 1982).
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What is the location of a CIA agent?
A CIA agent, is like any other employee of the department for which they work. They have assigned offices and go to work in the morning, like everyone else. Mostly, CIA agents work in large office buildings analyzing material from around the world. Occasionally, some agents are sent into the field to observe specific situations first hand.
What degree to earn if you want to become an CIA agent?
From the official CIA website:
CIA employees represent a wide variety of disciplines from an even broader mix of academic backgrounds and experience. Therefore, we don't recommend one academic track over another in general.
The Agency's personnel requirements change from month to month as positions are filled and others become available. Our best advice to you is to do your very best and strive for good grades. Fluency in a foreign language is a good addition. Above all, understand that your choices and behaviors now are a reflection of your personal integrity, character and patriotism.
What type of guns do the CIA carry?
FBI now issue the Glock 23 to all Special Agents on graduation. Agents are able to purchase and carry the smaller Glock 27 (subcompact 40 cal.) as a back up.
The most commonly used sub-machine gun is the Heckler and Koch MP5/10, the 10mm variant of the famous MP5
However the FBI issues all agents a 12 gauge shotgun and most agents are also issued an M-4 (.223).
What is better ninja or the CIA?
A CIA spy tries not to get caught while operating in the open. A "modern day ninja" whatever the f*** that is, probably does not want to be seen at all.
What is the CIA World Fact book?
The CIA World Factbook is the government's almanac. If you want to know anything about any nation in the world, from its land area to the name of its leader and what drug problems it has, you can find it in the World Factbook.
The World Factbook is an unclassified publication that anyone can get. They used to sell it, but now it's available to download from the CIA's website. (If you want a printed copy, they'll still sell you one.) It's a really great book, and everyone should have it.
The Jobs at CIA can be divided into different categories. The jobs at CIA can range from analysis to geography/cartography. Jobs can be legal services, clandestine service, library services, engineering, logistics services, medical services and facilities services. Other types of jobs at CIA can be Science, Technology and Weapons, graphics/multimedia, support services, student opportunities. Within these categories there are other sub categorical jobs as well. Category such as Analysis has sub jobs such as Military Analysis, Economic Analysis etc. The medical services jobs include clinical psychologists,medical officers, environmental safety officers and operational psychologists. The Engineering section at CIA has opportunities for people grounded in Computer Forensics, security and Enterprise Systems.
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Is the CIA a government agency?
It is a government agency.
Cut and paste https://www.cia.gov/ into your address bar and you should find all you need to know about the CIA.
I would advise you not to even try there is no way you would get in and if you did the whole CIA would be after you.
Why did Americans not trust the central intelligence agency (CIA)?
Some reasons include:
A. The CIA spied on American citizens.
B. The CIA assassinated world leaders.
C. The CIA played a role in the Watergate scandal.
People typically mistrust that which has no public accountability, which is particular acute in the case of the CIA. In addition, there have throughout the 20th Century been many secret polices which detain people without sufficient legal probable cause and many people believe that the CIA is either involved in similar activities or is on the verge of being involved in those types of activities. Certainly the CIA monitors the lives of people considered "undesirables" based on certain criteria and they lessen that person's right to privacy.
This of course leaves out that the CIA is directly responsible for a number of civil wars and resultant brutal dictatorial regimes in other nations (especially in Latin America) which caused numerous deaths, economic problems, and social issues.
A Note on the past tense used in the question: many Americans still do not trust the CIA.
First off there needs to be some serious clarification here, CIA Officers are Americans who work out of U.S. Embassies overseas, and their job is to recruit foreign assets who give our country secret information. When we think of 'spies' we are thinking of CIA Officers, aka Intelligence Officers, Case Officers or Operations Officers. CIA 'agents' on the other hand are usually foreigners who are betraying their own country to pass on this information to the U.S. govt. thru the American CIA Officer (Hollywood and the media screws up this distinction all the time, Jason Bourne would actually be a Paramilitary Operations Officer, not an agent; James Bond would actually be an MI6 Officer not an agent). In the Showtime series Homeland Clair Danes and Mandy Patinkin are Officers, while Brody would be considered an 'agent' when he agreed to go to Iran on behalf of the CIA for a mission. Another term for a CIA 'agent' is a confidential informant or asset. Now to the question of 'Do CIA officers carry badges or guns?' the answer is No. CIA Officers are not cops, they are not Federal law enforcement agents or police, they do not have any law enforcement powers like arrest, search & seizure. Only overseas in certain dangerous, high-threat environments do CIA officers carry weapons, like in Afghanistan. The only CIA employees who carry badges and guns are the Federal Security/Police officers who patrol and protect CIA headquarters in Virginia, and also within the Office of Inspector General (all federal agencies have an OIG), within that office there are criminal investigators who investigate waste, fraud, illegalities and other abuses within the agency, these OIG investigators do have limited law enforcement powers and do carry a badge, but these investigators are not spies and are no different from the OIGs in other govt. agencies like the Postal Service, the Forest Service or State Dept. Those last two examples are the only exceptions to the general rule that the 'CIA does not carry badges and/or guns.'
What was the British equivalent of the CIA?
The equivalent to CIA is the co-operation of the Joint Intelligence Committee, the Home Office, and the police. The purpose of the intelligence services in the United Kingdom is only to collect intelligence on suspicious persons. The officers of the Secret Service (also known as MI5 - Military Intelligence department 5) and Secret Intelligence Service (formerly MI6) do not actually apprehend suspects or make decisions.
The Home Office makes the major decisions, such as deployment of special forces, e.g. the SAS's deployment to the Iranian embassy in 1980. The Secret Services will inform the Home Office of evidence it has gathered, and make a recommendation to the Home Office, which will then decide the action to take.
When a service has enough intelligence on someone to make a case and possibly gain a warrant to enter their building, then police will be informed and sent to carry out the arrest. The case will then be made in court, where evidence collected by the intelligence services will be given. People may then be arrested or deported, depending on the situation.
So to put it simply, there is no one equivalent to the CIA. It is the co-operation of many different agencies. For example, there was a time in London when MI5 suspected some people of terrorism. They used intelligence officers to observe and eavesdrop, and when they felt they had enough evidence, three units of the Metropolitan Police Service's CO19 - Central Operations department 19 - were deployed to apprehend them.
CO19 is merely the armed police of London, however - they are not directly involved with intelligence gathering. As an example, CO19 would also be called if someone was in possession of illicit firearms.
For more information on the main intelligence services of the UK, visit their websites listed in Related Links.
There, you will also find useful information that will explain exactly what they do, and various myths that form around them as secretive organisations.
Who does the CIA directly work for?
Only people who have been highly trained work for the CIA. People who are gutsy enough to put their life on the line, and nose around in delicate business.
