CIA

In this courtroom sketch, Joshua Schulte (center) is seated at the defense table flanked by his attorneys on March 4, 2020, in New York.

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A former CIA engineer is convicted in a massive theft of secrets released by WikiLeaks

4:52pm July 13, 2022

by The Associated Press

Joshua Schulte, who represented himself in his retrial, told jurors that the CIA and FBI made him a scapegoat for an embarrassing public release of a trove of CIA secrets by WikiLeaks in 2017.

CIA Director William Burns says he has appointed a senior officer who led the hunt for Osama bin Laden to head the investigation into ailments that have afflicted U.S. officials around the world.

CIA Director Says He Is Escalating Efforts To Solve 'Havana Syndrome' Mystery

6:41pm July 22, 2021

In an NPR interview, William Burns says he has appointed a senior officer who led the hunt for Osama bin Laden to head the investigation into ailments that has afflicted U.S. officials worldwide.

William Burns, President Biden's nominee for CIA director, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. Burns served more than 30 years at the State Department and would be the first career diplomat to lead the spy agency.

CIA Nominee William Burns Talks Tough On China

3:53pm February 24, 2021

by Greg Myre

Burns said his top priority as spy chief would be a rising China. He received strong bipartisan support in testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee and was widely expected to be confirmed.

Sue Gordon in 2017 as deputy national intelligence director.

Exclusive: After Quitting Last Year, Senior U.S. Intelligence Official Now Talks

10:59pm August 13, 2020

by David Welna

Sue Gordon was in line to be acting director of national intelligence after Dan Coats quit last year. President Trump thought otherwise. Gordon now recounts her time in his administration.

A woman in a face mask walks on a deserted Ocean Drive last week in Miami Beach, Fla. War game simulation in the early 2000s foresaw an overwhelmed health care industry struggling to respond to unprecedented demand.

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Years Before The Pandemic, War Games Predicted A 'Global Tempest'

6:16pm May 19, 2020

by Hannah Allam

In the early 2000s, war games about pandemics popped up. But participants say the outbreak threat couldn't compete with more visible national security concerns such as wars and terrorist attacks.

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The International Criminal Court in The Hague has cleared the way for an investigation into possible war crimes in Afghanistan.

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International Criminal Court Allows Investigation Of U.S. Actions In Afghanistan

5:35pm March 05, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted the decision, calling it a "breathtaking action by an unaccountable political institution." Human rights groups are applauding the move.

The Most Dangerous Economist

1:12pm February 20, 2020

by Greg Rosalsky

When the US needed a spy plane and an invasion, it hired the economist Richard Bissell.

Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili says that an Iranian man named Amir Rahimpour will be executed for spying on behalf of the CIA and that the sentence and would be carried out soon.

Iran Upholds Death Sentence For Man Accused Of Giving Nuclear Secrets To CIA

11:57am February 04, 2020

by Bill Chappell

A judiciary spokesman said Amir Rahimpour "received huge amounts of money and attempted to provide the U.S. intelligence service with a part of Iran's nuclear information," FARS News Agency reports.

The documents released by WikiLeaks in 2017 represented one of the largest leaks in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency.

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Ex-CIA Employee Accused Of Leaking Documents To WikiLeaks Goes On Trial

4:04pm February 03, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

The leak of documents that appear to describe agency hacking practices is seen as one of the largest in the CIA's history. Former agency software engineer Joshua Schulte has pleaded not guilty.

Actor Roger Moore, who played secret agent James Bond in the '70s and '80s, holds a martini. A new book written by a former CIA agent details how restaurants and cafes "are in many ways the lifeblood of espionage."

Books

Eat, Drink And Be Wary: Ex-CIA Agent Reveals How Eateries Are Key To Spycraft

2:11pm October 16, 2019

by Nina Martyris

"Restaurants and cafés are in many ways the lifeblood of espionage," says Amaryllis Fox in a new book. They're ideal places to clandestinely meet people with access to a government or terrorist group.