1970: Computer files on terrorists and hijack-ers are created.1972: Watergate break-in: Five of the men arrested have past CIA ties.1974: The CIA trans-fers its U-2 Program to the U.S. Air Force.1976: Executive Order 11905 prohibits assassinations of foreign leaders.

The CIA’s headquarters are in the Langley area

of McLean, Virginia.

The CIA buildings are not open to the general public.

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OverviewThe CIA is divided into four basic units that work together to carry out the intelligence cycle.The National Clandestine Service (NCS) gathers clandes-tine intelligence on an international level, ranging from terrorism to military and political issues. The Directorate of Intelligence (DI) analyzes the gathered information so that the presi-dent can make informed decisions.The Directorate of Science and Technology (DST) helps the agency take advantage of new technology.The Directorate of Support (DS) builds and operates CIA facilities around the world. It ensures that supplies and communications run efficiently.

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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a U.S. national security government agency. The CIA collects and evaluates information on foreign affairs and national threats. This intelligence is relayed to the president, Congress and other federal agencies so they can make informed decisions. The CIA also engages in counterintelligence with agents working to identify and possibly influence the actions of other nations.

THE CIA

The K-9 CorpsCIA dogs, also known as K-9s, are trained to assist in situations where a keen sense of smell is a valuable tool. The CIA established their first K-9 unit in 1991, K-9s and their CIA partners undergo intense training. These dogs are very good at sniffing out drugs, bombs and criminals.Some K-9s wear bulletproof vests for added protection.

Some important dates

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1946: President Harry Truman replaces the OSS with the Central Intelligence Group.1947: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is established, replacing the CIG.

1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt appoints Wil-liam J. Donovan, a lawyer and World War I hero, to lead the Office of the Coordinator of Information.1941: Japanese attack Pearl Harbor1942: The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) replaces the Office of the Coordinator of Information.

President Harry Truman

1884 - 1972

A bad seedSpies by their very nature are secretive, but some have lost sight of their sworn and sacred duties and become agents for the enemy. Aldrich Hazen Ames is probably the most infamous of double agents. After a 31-year career with the CIA, Ames was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and Russia in 1994. His wife Rosario was also arrested. Suspicions were aroused because his lavish lifestyle did not match his income.

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

1882 - 1945

Aldrich Hazen Ames

Actor Frankie

Muniz played Agent Cody

Banks in films

about a teen-

age CIA agent.

Actor Don Adams

played the bumbling Maxwell Smart,

Agent 86 in the 1960s TV show

“Get Smart,” who worked for a fictional

agency called

CONTROL.Did you know?Some CIA officers and agents work at headquarters in Virginia, but many are stationed in countries around the world.The CIA pro-duces the World Fact Book, a source of information often used by the World of Wonder page.The number of CIA employees and the size of the agency’s budget are classified.

Famous moviesPeople love exciting spy movies, and there are many good films with CIA agents and plots. Here are some of our favorites:Agent Cody Banks Mission: Impossible The Bourne Identity The Hunt for Red OctoberThese movies have a lot of action, and some are very violent. It’s im-portant to check with your parents and get permission before watch-ing a show.

WorkingThe CIA employs many experts, not just spies. They hire ana-lysts, doctors, lawyers, scientists, engineers, geographers, linguists, mathematicians, computer spe-cialists, administrators, librarians and others.Selection for agency employment is highly competitive, and employ-ees must successfully complete a polygraph test, a medical exami-nation and a background investi-gation before being hired. If you are interested in a career with the CIA, you should work hard, keep your grades high and perhaps study a second or third language.Recruits are trained at a military reserve in Virgina known as the CIA farm. The farm teaches future agents the skills they will need in the international field.

Kryptos is a sculpture by Ameri-can artist Jim Sanborn. Located on the grounds of CIA head-quarters, this encrypted artwork has four messages. Three of the encryptions have been solved, but the fourth remains one of the most famous unsolved codes in the world.

Rosario Ames

1961: CIA-backed forces land at Bay of Pigs, Cuba, in a failed attempt to liberate the island from the Castro dictatorship. CIA employees move into a new headquarters building.1962: The CIA’s A-12 super-sonic reconnaissance aircraft makes its first official flight.The CIA discovers Soviet nuclear missiles capable of reaching the U.S., precipitating the Cuban Missile Crisis.

2001: The CIA and other government agencies are criticized for failing to detect the terrorists' activity before the September 11 attacks.CIA’s Jawbreaker team lands in Afghanistan and quickly establish communications.2004: President George W. Bush signs the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Pre-vention Act, restructuring the intelligence community.

1963: President Kennedy is assassinated.The CIA creates the Directorate of Science & Technology.

President John F. Kennedy

1917 - 1963

President George H.W. Bush

1924 -

President Richard Nixon

1913 - 1994

1980: CIA officers rescue six U.S. diplomats from Iran. To help facilitate the rescue, the CIA team set up “Studio Six Produc-tions” and titled its new production “Argo.”1982: President Reagan bans the publication of covert intelligence of-ficers’ names.1984: Construction begins on the CIA’s new headquarters building.

1985: Fourteen Americans are arrested and/or convicted of spy-ing for the Soviet Union and its allies, as well as for Israel, China and Ghana.

1990: The CIA issues a warning memo on possible Iraqi military inva-sion of Kuwait.1991: Berlin Wall Monument at CIA headquarters dedi-cated.1992: The CIA es-tablishes its Office of Military Affairs to co-ordinate operations with Department of Defense.

1993: Amal Kasi at-tacks CIA employees outside headquarters main gate, killing two and wounding three. President Boris Yeltsin abolishes the KGB.

2009: The CIA Center on Climate Change and National Se-curity is created to produce intelligence on the security implications of climate change.

2010: Ten Russian spies are arrested and exchanged for four U.S. prisoners held in Russia.2011: The CIA releases six classified documents from 1917 and 1918.

1978: Executive Order 12036 re-shapes the intel-ligence structure and provides guidance on all facets of intelli-gence activities.