CIA

Mounting Calls for Punishment in Firestorm Over CIA "Torture" Memos

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - April 27, 2009

After President Obama's release of the interrogation documents, the controversy continues to mount. more >>

Legendary Spy Charlie Allen Knows the CIA's Secrets

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - April 23, 2009

In half a century at the CIA, Charlie Allen saw it all, from the Cold War to the war on al Qaeda. more >>

Torture Scandal-Plagued CIA Needs Another George Bush

By Mary Kate Cary - Mary Kate Cary - April 22, 2009

There's a reason the CIA headquarters are named after George H.W. Bush. more >>

Bush Lawyers Used U.S. Military Training to Justify CIA Interrogation Techniques

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - April 17, 2009

Memos show that U.S. military survival training was used to justify CIA interrogation methods. more >>

Memos Describe CIA's Harsh Interrogation Program

Nation & World - April 17, 2009

Justice Department documents describe the process of extracting information from "high value" suspects. more >>

Was Obama Right to Release CIA Interrogation Technique Memos?

Opinion - April 17, 2009

President Obama releases declassified Justice Departments memos that tell all. more >>

With New Afghanistan Plan, Obama Makes the War His Own

By Anna Mulrine - Nation & World - March 30, 2009

The new strategy calls for extra troops and civilians, but it also reveals limits on America's role. more >>

CIA Director Leon Panetta: Hollywood's Got the CIA Wrong

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - March 24, 2009

Panetta says his job is more challenging than Hollywood can imagine. more >>

What Congress Wants to Know About CIA Detention and Interrogation Actions

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - March 6, 2009

New CIA chief Panetta tries to calm anxiety at the agency about the Senate committee investigation. more >>

CIA Denies Helping Nazi Adolf Eichmann

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - March 1, 2009

A new book charges the CIA knew Eichmann's alias and address. more >>

New CIA Chief Hints That Predator Strikes in Pakistan Will Continue

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - February 26, 2009

New CIA director Leon Panetta says the U.S. strategy for targeting al Qaeda remains unchanged. more >>

Now the CIA Spies on the Economy

By Alex Kingsbury and Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 25, 2009

President Obama wants to hear what the CIA sees on the global economic scene. more >>

CIA Director Leon Panetta and the Westminster Best Dog in Show

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 13, 2009

Panetta said he may be the oldest to take charge of the CIA but he's the best in show. more >>

Making Intelligence More Diverse, One Spy at a Time

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - February 11, 2009

Patricia Taylor wants to boost diversity among the spies and analysts at the CIA and other spy agencies more >>

The CIA and NSA Want You to Be Their Friend on Facebook

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - February 5, 2009

The spy agencies are using the popular social-networking site as part of their recruiting efforts. more >>

Mike Hayden: the Steelers' Biggest Fan in Washington

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - February 3, 2009

The Steelers love the outgoing CIA director, too—so much so that we hear Jerome Bettis hugged him. more >>

CIA Will Follow Obama's New Rules on Detainees, Says Outgoing Spy Chief Hayden

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - January 22, 2009

One of Obama's first executive orders restricts how CIA detains and interrogates terrorist suspects. more >>

President Obama's First Day: Reversing Key Bush Policies on Detainees, Information Access

By Amanda Ruggeri - Nation & World - January 22, 2009

Along with issuing two executive orders, Obama also implemented strict new ethics rules for his staff. more >>

CIA's Hayden, Kappes Receive National Security Medal From Bush

By Paul Bedard - Nation & World - January 16, 2009

The outgoing president gave them the nation's highest intelligence award at a White House ceremony more >>

CIA's Hayden Defends Interrogation Techniques in Exit Interview

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - January 15, 2009

Outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden says agency policies on detainee treatment were legal at the time. more >>

Outgoing CIA Chief Hayden Plans Book, TV Job

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - January 14, 2009

Replaced by President-elect Barack Obama, outgoing CIA boss Mike Hayden has big retirement plans. more >>

CIA's Hayden Praises Obama, Panetta

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - January 9, 2009

He didn't get to stay on as director of the CIA, but Mike Hayden doesn't seem mad. more >>

Feinstein Softens on Obama's Pick of Panetta to Lead the CIA

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - January 8, 2009

The California senator now says she'll support Panetta to lead the intelligence agency. more >>

10 Things You Didn't Know About Leon Panetta

By Jennifer O'Shea - Nation & World - January 8, 2009

Democratic sources revealed Panetta is Obama's pick to lead the CIA. more >>

'Washington Post' Gets Lesson in the Imperfect Science of CIA Reporting

By Sam Dealey - Sam Dealey - January 8, 2009

Washington Post correction shows why CIA coverage can be tough on morale. more >>