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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an independent US Government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers.

For more on the Agency's mission, visit our Strategic Intent.

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The People of the CIA ... Ames Mole Hunt Team

Movies portray spy hunts as exciting adventures with danger waiting around every corner. In real life, many spy hunters find they never have to leave their desks to do some of the nation’s most important work. The capture of Aldrich Ames—one of the most infamous spies in American history—was the result of a search that began and ended in an office building. A team of talented CIA officers reviewed years of documents to find the evidence that implicated Ames as the dangerous leak. more >

March 12 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. more >

March 10 - Environmental Safety Officer and Security Professional positions posted to Careers.

March 6 - Message from the Director: Senate Review of CIA Interrogation Program (March 5).

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Take a step inside the CIA through our Headquarters Tour. Stroll down the CIA Museum corridor to see some of our artifacts. And learn about the CIA's history in our Interactive Timeline.