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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) view detail comment email this

This official site contains information about careers in the CIA; publications, including The World Factbook and Factbook on Intelligence, both downloadable; annual reports; speeches (archive extends back to 1995); press releases; a FAQ; a brief bibliography of intelligence literature; and related links. Also includes information on chiefs of state and cabinet members of foreign governments. Searchable.
https://www.cia.gov/
Topics: Government, Government, Military

Last updated Dec 21, 2006


The CIA K-9 Corps view detail comment email this

Child-friendly details about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) K-9 Corps (established in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War) and the dogs it trains to search for explosives, drugs, and humans. Includes profiles and images of some of the dogs and their breeds. From the CIA's page for children.
https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/k-5th-grade/the-cia-k-9-corps/index.html
Topics: Government, Mammals

Last updated May 26, 2007


Electronic Reading Room: Frequently Requested Records view detail comment email this

Full-text government documents on UFOs, the Bay of Pigs, POWs and MIAs, Guatemala, human rights in Latin America, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, "Lt. Col. Oleg Penkovsky: Western Spy in Soviet GRU," and "Francis Gary Powers: U-2 Spy Pilot Shot Down by the Soviets." From the Central Intelligence Agency Electronic Document Release Center (CIA/EDRC).
http://www.foia.cia.gov/records.asp
Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Federal (U.S.) Government

Last updated Apr 5, 2009


Virtual Tour of the CIA: "Kryptos" Sculpture view detail comment email this

Overview of this sculpture, located at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters, that is inscribed with "several enigmatic messages, each written in a different code. The sculpture continues to be a source of pleasure and mystery for Agency employees with a few employees taking the challenge to 'break the code.'" Features a photo of the sculpture, the transcribed code, and an essay about the sculpture and attempts to solve the puzzle. From the CIA.
https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/virtual-tour/kryptos/
Topics: Communications, Government

Last updated May 26, 2007





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