Official press releases and statements, messages to the CIA workforce, speech transcripts from Agency leadership and Featured Stories about current events at the CIA.
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DCIA Haspel Visits Auburn University
Blog Post: On Thursday, April 18th, Director of CIA Gina Haspel spoke at Auburn University. You can watch a video of her remarks here.
CIA Director Gina Haspel Speaks at Auburn University
Speech: Remarks for Central Intelligence Agency Director Gina Haspel - at Auburn University
Women in Intel: Maria Gulovich
Blog Post: Maria Gulovich, a young Slovakian schoolteacher, was only 23-years-old when she began harboring Jews from the Nazis. She joined the underground resistance and began working for the Office of Strategic Services as a guide and interpreter.
Ask Molly: April 11, 2019
Blog Post: Meet Molly Hale. She’s been the CIA’s public voice since 2002, responding to faxes, phone calls, emails, and snail mail sent to the Agency. Now she’s going digital. This week's topic is about CIA's library.
Women in Intel: Elizabeth Sudmeier
Blog Post: Elizabeth Sudmeier was a pioneer in breaking down gender barriers at CIA. As a founding member of the Agency, Elizabeth, like many women at that time, began her career as a typist. Yet, despite the resistance of Agency senior managers and supervisors, Elizabeth did what few women were able to do.
Women in Intel: Betty Ann Lussier
Blog Post: Betty Ann Lussier was a fiercely independent, hard working, adventurous woman with a craving for excitement and a compassion for humanitarian issues. She personified the ideal OSS agent. She was strong-willed, intelligent, self-motivated, brave, dedicated, and driven.
The Intrepid Woman: Betty Ann Lussier
Feature Story: Betty Ann Lussier was a fiercely independent, hardworking, adventurous woman with a craving for excitement and a compassion for humanitarian issues. She grew up on a dairy farm and learned to fly a plane at the young age of 16. When she was 20, she boarded a ship to England to fight the Nazis. She became a successful counterintelligence agent with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and married one of the wealthiest men in Spain. She socialized with Ernest Hemingway and Ava Gardner and later worked for the United Nations. She also authored several books. Betty personified the ideal OSS agent. She was strong-willed, intelligent, self-motivated, brave, dedicated, and driven.
Michael Collins at CSIS
Blog Post: On Wednesday, March 20th, Deputy Assistant Director of CIA for the East Asia and Pacific Mission Center, Michael Collins, participated in a panel discussion on the rise of China, moderated by former CBS’ Face the Nation anchor Bob Schieffer at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC.
Ask Molly: March 22, 2019
Blog Post: Meet Molly Hale. She’s been the CIA’s public voice since 2002, responding to faxes, phone calls, emails, and snail mail sent to the Agency. Now she’s going digital. This week's topic is on how many CIA women have died in the line of duty.
Women in Intel: Virginia Hall
Blog Post: Virginia Hall's life reads like a spy novel. From overcoming the loss of her leg to working clandestinely behind enemy lines for the OSS, she’s a true American hero.
Women in Intel: “Spy Girl” Betty McIntosh
Blog Post: Elizabeth “Betty” McIntosh lived a storied, adventurous life. During WWII, she was one of the few women hired into the OSS Morale Operations (MO) branch, charged with creating rumors that our foreign adversaries would believe
CIA Announces New Deputy Chief Operating Officer
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) today announced the appointment of John G. Edwards as Deputy Chief Operating Officer (D/COO).
Ask Molly: March 18, 2019
Blog Post: Meet Molly Hale. She’s been the CIA’s public voice since 2002, responding to faxes, phone calls, emails, and snail mail sent to the Agency. Now she’s going digital. This week's topic is on age restrictions for employment with CIA.
Women in Intel: Marion Frieswyk
Blog Post: Marion Frieswyk embodies the diligence, determination, and innovative spirit that we value at CIA. Looking back over her career, Marion was a true pioneer.
CIA’s Secrets to Creative Problem Solving at the SXSW Conference and Festivals
Blog Post: What do wombats, wolves, wood ducks, and otters have in common? Find out as CIA shares creativity techniques and tools at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 8, 2019 in Austin, Texas. #CIAWombat
Women in Intel: Captain Czech
Blog Post: There are relatively few centenarians buried at Arlington National Cemetery, even fewer who are female, and only a mere fraction of those who served as intelligence officers. Captain Czech was a woman ahead of her time.
Ask Molly: March 7, 2019
Blog Post: Meet Molly Hale. She’s been the CIA’s public voice since 2002, responding to faxes, phone calls, emails, and snail mail sent to the Agency. Now she’s going digital.
Ask Molly: February 28, 2019
Blog Post: Meet Molly Hale. She’s been the CIA’s public voice since 2002, responding to faxes, phone calls, emails, and snail mail sent to the Agency. Now she’s going digital.
Ask Molly: February 22, 2019
Blog Post: Meet Molly Hale. She’s been the CIA’s public voice since 2002, responding to faxes, phone calls, emails, and snail mail sent to the Agency. Now she’s going digital. This week's topic: Phishing.