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September 2015
September 3, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Republic of the Congo, Georgia, Indonesia, Mexico, and Yemen. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spellings of officials’ names in the country listings during the period August 27-September 2, 2015.
September 2, 2015 - World Factbook: The “Executive branch” entries for all countries were recently expanded. The subentry ‘elections’ has been replaced with ‘elections/appointments,’ and now includes more detailed information on the selection process for the ‘chief of state’ and ‘head of government’ subentries. The subentry ‘election results’ now includes the name or abbreviation of each candidate’s political party affiliation.
September 1, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Blood Chit
August 2015
August 27, 2015 - World Factbook: On August 15, 2015, North Korea changed its time zone by half an hour to the same time as it used over a century ago. To find out how the change relates to South Korean time, go to the Government section for each of the countries and check the “Capital” entry. Here you can find the time difference in the capital cities compared to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
August 27, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Burundi, Lithuania, Malawi, Federated States of Micronesia, Pakistan, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Venezuela. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spellings of officials’ names in the country listings during the period August 20-26, 2015.
August 26, 2015 - CIA's Top 10 Dog Training Tips
August 25, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Civil Air Transport Cigarette Lighter
August 24, 2015 - CIA Acquires CAT
August 21, 2015 - Fallen Agent Memorial gallery added to Headquarters Photo Tour, Original Headquarters Building section.
August 20, 2015 - World Factbook: In the Transportation category, the “Railways” entry has been updated where possible with the latest available figures from 2014. In addition to the total lengths for trackways, lengths for the different types of rail gauges (broad, standard, and narrow) are also presented.
August 20, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Armenia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Georgia, Kenya, and Peru. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spellings of officials’ names in the country listings during the period August 13-19, 2015.
August 18, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: CORONA Film
August 13, 2015 - World Factbook: In the People and Society section, the fields for "Urbanization" and "Major urban areas - population" were recently updated with data for 2015.
August 13, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Algeria, Burma, Egypt, Fiji, Gambia, Poland, Uruguay, Qatar, and Zambia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spellings of officials’ names in the country listings during the period of August 6-12, 2015.
August 11, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Office of Strategic Services Compass
August 7, 2015 - World Factbook: In the Communications category, the entries for “Telephones – mobile cellular”, “Telephones – fixed lines”, and “Internet users” have been updated with the latest available estimates.
August 7, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Botswana, Cambodia, Colombia, Lesotho, Malaysia, Mauritius, Saint Lucia, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spellings of officials’ names in the country listings during the period July 31-August 5, 2015.
August 6, 2015 - Area 51, U-2 and the Accidental Test Flight
August 4, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: William J. Donovan’s Razor and Case
July 2015
July 31, 2015 - World Factbook: The US dollar is the official currency not only for the United States, but for several other countries around the world including three Pacific Island nations. Can you name them? Hint: all three were part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under US administration after World War II and attained independence between 1986 and 1994.
July 31, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Central African Republic, Cuba, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Estonia, Greece, Lesotho, Malawi, Maldives, Mozambique, Russia, Rwanda, Slovenia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Switzerland, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spellings of officials’ names in the country listings during the period July 16-29, 2015.
July 28, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: William J. Donovan’s Mirror and Case
July 24, 2015 - World Factbook: The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a group of four countries that form a common market but which do not belong to the 28-nation European Union (EU). Nonetheless, all four members operate closely with the EU and participate in its single market. Can you name the four member states? The answer may be found in Appendix B: International Organizations and Groups.
July 21, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Lapis Lazuli
July 17, 2015 - World Factbook: Several important demographic indicators, including “Total population,” “Population growth rate,” “Life expectancy,” “Total fertility rate,” “Birth rate,” “Death rate,” and “Net migration rate,” have been updated with 2015 estimates.
July 17, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Algeria; Cameroon; Colombia; Dominican Republic; Equatorial Guinea; Greece; Latvia; Niger; South Africa; South Sudan; Taiwan-NDE. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spellings of officials’ names in the country listings during the period July 7-15, 2015.
July 14, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Golden Cigar Connector Out of US Embassy in Moscow
July 10, 2015 - World Factbook: How many emirates make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE)? Find the answer in the United Arab Emirates entry under Government>Administrative divisions.
July 10, 2015 – Studies in Intelligence Vol. 59 No.2 now available on CIA.gov
July 10, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan; Albania; Australia; Bahrain; Barbados; Belgium; Bolivia; Brazil; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cabo Verde; Chad; Chile; Colombia; Cook Islands; Cote d'Ivoire; Croatia; Ecuador; Equatorial Guinea; Finland; Gabon; Georgia; Guinea; Hungary; India; Iran-NDE; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Korea, North-NDE; Korea, South; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Libya; Macedonia; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Montenegro; Nepal; New Zealand; Niger; Pakistan; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Romania; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Slovenia; South Sudan; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tajikistan; Togo; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkmenistan; United Kingdom; Venezuela; Vietnam; Zambia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spellings of officials' names in the country listings during the period April 25-July 7, 2015.
July 9, 2015 - Julia Child and the OSS Recipe for Shark Repellent
July 7, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Tessina Camera Concealed in Cigarette Pack
July 6, 2015 - Photos from Director Brennan's Keynote at Mount Vernon 4th of July Naturalization Ceremony
July 6, 2015 - Remarks by Central Intelligence Agency Director John O. Brennan as prepared for delivery at Naturalization Ceremony at Mount Vernon (July 4, 2015)
July 2, 2015 - Nathan Hale, American Spy... What His Sacrifice Means on Our Independence Day
July 2, 2015 - World Factbook: What is the northernmost country in the world: Denmark, Canada, Russia, or Norway? Check the Regional and World Maps page > Political Arctic Region map to see which of these four countries comes closest to the North Pole.
June 2015
June 30, 2015 - Statement from Director John Brennan on Improving Leadership Diversity at CIA
June 30, 2015 - Director's Diversity in Leadership Study: Overcoming Barriers to Advancement [PDF 751.8KB*]
June 30, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: “Silver Dollar” Hollow Container
June 26, 2015 - Challenging the Status Quo: Elizabeth Sudmeier’s Historic Legacy
June 26, 2015 - World Factbook: Can you name the seven Western Hemisphere countries – collectively referred to as Central America – that fall between Mexico to the north and Colombia to the south? Check your answer by going to the Regional and World Maps page > Political Central America map. Note that five of these countries border both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
June 25, 2015 - The Korean War Controversy: An Intelligence Success or Failure?
June 23, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: One-Time Pads
June 19, 2015 - World Factbook: In the People and Society category, several health- and education-related fields have recently been updated, including “Health expenditures,” “Obesity,” “Literacy,” and “School life expectancy.”
June 16, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: "Matchbox" Camera
June 15, 2015 - Official OSS Exhibition Catalogue
June 12, 2015 - CIA Releases Declassified Documents Related to 9/11 Attacks
June 12, 2015 - World Factbook: Under the Geography category, the “Land use” field has been expanded to include agricultural land, forest land, and ‘other’ land uses. The revised entry also breaks agricultural land into its constituent parts of arable land, land under permanent crops, and land that is in permanent pastures and meadows. The ‘other’ land use grouping includes urban areas, wetlands, and barren land where the climate and soils do not support vegetation.
June 9, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: The Well Dressed Spy
June 8, 2015 - Remembering CIA's Heroes: John W. Waltz
June 3, 2015 - Remembering CIA's Heroes: William F. Buckley
June 2, 2015 - The Spymaster's Assistant
June 2, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: M-209 Cipher Machine
May 2015
May 29, 2015 - World Factbook: There are dozens of countries whose flags consist of only two colors. Three countries beginning with a ‘T’ have flags with a red-white color combination. Can you name them?
May 26, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: NHB Groundbreaking Shovel
May 22, 2015 - World Factbook: Many of the fields in the Economy and Energy categories have been updated with the latest available data. In 2014, based on a comparison of GDP measured at Purchasing Power Parity conversion rates, the US economy, having stood as the largest in the world for more than a century, slipped into second place behind China. China’s growth rate has more than tripled that of the US for each year of the past four decades.
May 21, 2015 - CIA Celebrates International Museum Day With New Publication
May 20, 2015 - Remarks of David S. Cohen Deputy Director Central Intelligence Agency at Joint Military Commissioning Ceremony Yale University
May 19, 2015 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Memorial Wall Star Carving Tools
May 18, 2015 - CIA Honors its Fallen in Annual Memorial Ceremony
May 18, 2015 - Post Office Dedicated To Fallen CIA Operations Officer
May 15, 2015 - World Factbook: In the Government category, the entry for “National symbol(s)” has been expanded to include information on national colors. In most cases these are colors found on the national flag, but this is not always the case. Exceptions include the national colors of Australia, Ireland, Netherlands, and New Zealand.
May 12, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Advanced Flaps and Seals Kit
May 8, 2015 - World Factbook: The “refugees and internally displaced persons” field has been substantially updated, including the latest developments from Syria and Ukraine. Stay tuned for data, as it becomes available, on displacement stemming from Nepal’s recent earthquake.
May 7, 2015 – Taya Kyle Discusses Post-Traumatic Stress and Foreign Deployments with CIA Workforce
May 6, 2015 – May Day Over Moscow: The Francis Gary Powers Story
May 5, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Beginner’s Flaps and Seals Kit
May 1, 2015 - Remembering CIA's Heroes: Stephen Kasarda, Jr.
May 1, 2015 - World Factbook: In the Government category, the first part of the "Legislative branch" field was thoroughly revised, expanded, and updated for all countries under a new "description" heading. This subentry includes the legislative structure, the formal name(s), the number of legislative seats, the types of voting constituencies and voting systems, and the member term of office. A vastly expanded “Legislative branch” description may be found on the Definitions and Notes page under the References tab.
April 2015
April 30, 2015 – The Last Days in Saigon
April 30, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Brazil, Costa Rica, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Panama, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period April 14 – 24, 2015.
April 28, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Saigon Evacuation Instructions
April 24, 2015 - Remembering CIA's Heroes: Eugene "Buster" Edens
April 24, 2015 – Studies in Intelligence Vol. 59 No.1 now available on CIA.gov
April 21, 2015 - Last week's World Factbook relaunch included the new World Factbook logo in the announcement. The logo features prominently on the 2014-15 World Factbook cover, which may be viewed under the References tab > Gallery of Covers. The artwork incorporates an eagle - echoing the Agency's seal - but one with a monocle to provide a scholarly appearance, as well as a stylized globe.
April 21, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Piece of Metal from A-12
April 21, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, Nigeria, Serbia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period April 8 – 13, 2015.
April 15, 2015 – Where Spies Go When They Don't Know
April 13, 2015 - The World Factbook has been updated with several new entries and sections reflecting the latest information gathered over the past several months. Some of these additions will be described below and in What’s New statements in the coming weeks. In the Geography section, the "Land boundaries" entry was revised for all countries, including the total country border length as well as the border lengths for all neighboring countries.
April 10, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Central African Republic, Iran-NDE, Haiti, Kenya, Kuwait, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Romania, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Trinidad and Tobago, Zambia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period March 24 – April 7, 2015.
April 10, 2015 – The Enigma of Alan Turing
April 7, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Dynazoom
March 2015
March 27, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan; Barbados; Cameroon; Croatia; Dominica; Egypt; Greece; Grenada; Holy See (Vatican City); Korea, South; Madagascar; Maldives; Mexico; Pakistan; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sweden; Tajikistan; Thailand; Turkey; Vanuatu; and Venezuela. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period March 7 – 23, 2015.
March 24, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: U-2 Pressure Suit and Helmet
March 17, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Radio Receiver Concealment
March 13, 2015 - Remarks by Central Intelligence Agency Director John O. Brennan as prepared for delivery at the Council on Foreign Relations
March 13, 2015 - Director Brennan Speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations- Live Stream
March 11, 2015 - Remembering CIA’s Heroes: Jacqueline K. Van Landingham
March 11, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Cook Islands, Ecuador, Jordan, Moldova, Niger, Romania, Uruguay. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period February 27 – March 6, 2015.
March 10, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Ambush in Manchuria
March 6, 2015 - Unclassified Version of March 6, 2015 Message to the Workforce from CIA Director John Brennan: Our Agency’s Blueprint for the Future
March 3, 2015 - “Spy Girl” Betty McIntosh Turns 100 Years Old
March 3, 2015 - CIA Hosts Renowned Former OSS & CIA Officer for Her 100th Birthday as Agency Marks Women's History Month
March 3, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Caltrop (Tire Spike)
February 2015
February 25, 2015 - CORONA: Declassified
February 24, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries Afghanistan, Bolivia, Greece, Haiti, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sweden, Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Zambia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period January 28 – February 18, 2015.
February 24, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Gap-Jumping Antenna
February 17, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Concealed Compass
February 10, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Civil Air Transport Wicker Basket
February 9, 2015 – David S. Cohen sworn in as CIA Deputy Director
February 5, 2015 – The Intrepid Life of Sir William Stephenson
February 3, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Peacekeeper
January 2015
January 30, 2015 - CIA and Panda Diplomacy
January 29, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Armenia; Australia; Barbados; Brazil; Burkina Faso; Central African Republic; Cuba–NDE; Gambia, The; Grenada; Hungary; Iceland; Kyrgyzstan; Liberia; Maldives; Mauritania; Mauritius; Pakistan; Qatar; Serbia; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Switzerland; Tajikistan; Tonga; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Venezuela; Yemen; and Zambia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period January 14 - 27, 2015.
January 27, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Seven Days in the Arctic
January 23, 2015 – Cloak and Dagger: The Unexpected Beginnings of CIA
January 23, 2015 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Chile; Gambia, The; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Mali; Paraguay; Romania; Sri Lanka; Tunisia; and Uzbekistan. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period January 6 - 13, 2015.
January 21, 2015 – The Death of CIA Founding Member and Hero, Joe Procaccino
January 20, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Office of Strategic Services Escape & Evasion Knife
January 14, 2015 – Statements on Agency Accountability Board Findings Regarding CIA Computer Network Issue
January 13, 2015 – Studies in Intelligence Vol. 58 No.4 now available on CIA.gov
January 13, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: William J. Donovan’s Metal Match Case
January 9, 2015 – CIA Welcomes New Deputy Director
January 9, 2015 – CIA and Technology: An Interview with DS&T’s Chief Technology Officer
January 8, 2015 – Statement to Employees by CIA Director John Brennan on the Selection of Lieutenant General John F. Mulholland Jr. as Associate Director for Military Affairs (January 7, 2015)
January 7, 2015 – Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Brazil, Chad, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, India, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mongolia, Somalia, Tunisia, Venezuela. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period December 23, 2014 – January 5, 2015.
January 6, 2015 – CIA Artifact of the Week: Continental Air Service's Pilatus Turbo Porter Landing Up Country in Laos, 1969
December 2014
December 30, 2014 - Khowst - 5 Years Later
December 30, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Stereoscope and Case
December 24, 2014 – Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Angola, Belgium, Comoros, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Mauritius, Mexico, Pakistan, Sao Tome and Principe, and Zimbabwe. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period December 16 - 22, 2014.
December 23, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Mine Probing Tool
December 19, 2014 - Remembering CIA’s Heroes: Matthew Kevin Gannon
December 18, 2014 - Statement by CIA Director John Brennan on the Selection of Avril Haines as Deputy National Security Advisor
December 18, 2014 - Operation Santa Claus: DCIA Presents Toys for Tots to Marines
December 17, 2014 - CIA Creates a Cloud: An Interview with CIA’s Chief Information Officer, Doug Wolfe, on Cloud Computing at the Agency
December 17, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Cuba–NDE, Czech Republic, El Salvador, France, Iceland, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Niger, Panama, Senegal, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen, and Zimbabwe. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period December 3 - 15, 2014.
December 16, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: The Day the Wall Came Down
December 12, 2014 - CIA Director Brennan Press Conference Regarding the SSCI Study on the Former Detention and Interrogation Program on December 11, 2014.
December 12, 2014 - Navy Goats and Army Mules: Military Directors of CIA
December 11, 2014 - Remarks as Prepared for Delivery CIA Director John O. Brennan Response to SSCI Study on the Former Detention and Interrogation Program
December 9, 2014 - CIA's June 2013 Response to the SSCI Study on the Former Detention and Interrogation Program [PDF 5.4MB]
December 9, 2014 - Statement from Director Brennan on the SSCI Study on the Former Detention and Interrogation Program
December 9, 2014 - CIA Fact Sheet Regarding the SSCI Study on the Former Detention and Interrogation Program
December 5, 2014 - DDCIA Haines Addresses Students at LGBT STEM Conference
December 5, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan; Armenia; Congo, Democratic Republic of the; Georgia; Indonesia; Iran; Japan; Pakistan; Romania; South Africa; Syria; Venezuela; Yemen. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period November 20 – December 2, 2014.
December 3, 2014 - Former DCI Webster, Former IGs Return to Celebrate OIG 25 Year Anniversary
November 2014
November 26, 2014 - Remembering CIA’s Heroes: Raymond Carlin Rayner
November 25, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Comoros, Estonia, Fiji, Germany, Grenada, Holy See, Indonesia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Morocco, New Zealand, Peru, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Sudan, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zambia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period November 5 – 19 , 2014.
November 25, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Dead Drop Spike
November 18, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Enigma Machine
November 10, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: CIA Semi-Submersible
November 7, 2014 - A Look Back: 25 Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall
November 6, 2014 - The Release: January 20, 1981
November 6, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Botswana; Estonia; Greece; Guatemala; Hungary; Indonesia; Israel; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Tunisia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period October 28 – November 4, 2014.
November 6, 2014 - The Release: January 20, 1981
November 5, 2014 - Life in Captivity
November 4, 2014 - Storming of the Embassy: November 4, 1979
November 4, 2014 - 444 Days in Tehran: The Story of CIA Officers Held Captive During the Iranian Hostage Crisis
November 4, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: President Eisenhower Trowel
October 2014
October 28, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan; Armenia; Belgium; Denmark; Guinea; Iceland; Iraq; Japan; Kazakhstan; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Nepal; Netherlands; Romania; Singapore; Slovenia; South Africa; Sweden; Uzbekistan; Venezuela; Yemen. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period October 14 – 27, 2014.
October 28, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Letter from President Kennedy
October 21, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: George Kisevalter Cufflinks
October 20, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Bangladesh; Belgium; Benin; Burundi; Central African Republic; Costa Rica; Cuba—NDE; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; Finland; France; Georgia; Guatemala; Haiti; Holy See (Vatican City); Iraq; Ireland; Japan; Kazakhstan; Korea, North—NDE; Kyrgyzstan; Mauritius; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Oman; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Poland; Senegal; Slovenia; Spain ; Sweden; Syria; Tajikistan; Thailand; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; Venezuela; Yemen; Zambia; and Zimbabwe. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period September 2, 2014 – October 9, 2014.
October 14, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Microdot Camera
October 7, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Insectothopter
October 2, 2014 - 2014 CIA Trailblazer Awards Presented
September 2014
September 30, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Stella Uzdawinis’s Office of Strategic Services Pendant
September 24, 2014 - Safeguarding Our Nation for 67 Years: Presidents and Directors Remember the CIA
September 23, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Afghan Saddle
September 16, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: PRC-112B1 Survival Radio
September 11, 2014 - CIA Reflects on the Anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001
September 11, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bulgaria; Central African Republic; Columbia; El Salvador; Finland; France; Guinea-Bissau; Ireland; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Mauritania; Moldova; Pakistan; Peru; Romania; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Thailand; Turkey; Vanuatu; Yemen; and Zambia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period August 13 – September 1, 2014.
September 9, 2014 - CIA Museum Artifact of the Week: 9/11 Commendation Bar
September 5, 2014 - CIA Unveils Portrait of Former Director Leon E. Panetta
September 2, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: OSS Blood Chit
August 2014
August 29, 2014: #HISTINT: Aug. 29, 1959: Design Selected for Supersonic Successor to the U-2
August 26, 2014: CIA Releases DAG Year One Report
August 26, 2014: Project AZORIAN: The Conclusion
August 21, 2014: Project AZORIAN: The Recovery
August 20, 2014: Project AZORIAN: The Ship
August 19, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: CORONA Film
August 18, 2014 - Project AZORIAN 40th Anniversary
August 15, 2014 - What country has the highest life expectancy in the world? Under the References tab go to the Guide to Country Comparisons and click on the People and Society category and find the “Life expectancy at birth” entry. One more click will give you the answer.
August 15, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Belize; Cambodia; Colombia; Egypt; El Salvador; Georgia; Guinea; Haiti; India; Iran—NDE; Iraq; Israel; Jamaica; Kiribati; Korea, South; Laos; Maldives; Mali; Moldova; Niger; Panama; Peru; Qatar; Rwanda; Senegal; Slovakia; Somalia; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Taiwan—NDE; Thailand; United Kingdom; and Uruguay. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period July 22, 2014 – August 12, 2014.
August 14, 2014 - CIA's Diversity & Inclusion Efforts Featured on Advocate.com
August 12, 2014 - CIA Releases New Publication: Diversity & Inclusion at the CIA
August 12, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Angola; Austria; Benin; Bolivia; Botswana; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Fiji; Gabon; Gambia, The; Guinea; Honduras; India; Jordan; Kenya; Korea, South; Laos; Latvia; Liberia; Madagascar; Maldives; Mauritius; Mozambique; Nepal; Pakistan; Romania; Sao Tome and Principe; Sierra Leone; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Swaziland; Togo; Tonga; Turkmenistan; Tuvalu; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; Uzbekistan; and Zambia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period June 26, 2014 – July 21, 2014.
August 12, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: William Donovan's Canteen
August 8, 2014 - CIA Releases Latest Publication, Profiles in Leadership, Directors of the Central Intelligence Agency and Its Predecessors
August 7, 2014 - CIA Officers' Art on Display at CIA Headquarters
August 5, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: E Street Complex Sign
August 1, 2014 - #HISTINT: August 1, 1974 - CIA Turns Over U-2 Program to U.S. Air Force
July 2014
July 31, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
July 24, 2014 - A Look Back: The First Director of Central Intelligence
July 24, 2014 - #HISTINT: The National Security Act of 1947
July 24, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Beginner's Flaps and Seals Kit
July 18, 2014 - CIA Museum Featured on Yahoo! News
July 17, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Pigeon Camera
July 16, 2014 - How We Remember Our Fallen
July 15, 2014 - The Stars on the Wall
July 14, 2014 - The CIA Memorial Wall
July 10, 2014 - The People of CIA: An Interview with a DI Analyst
July 10, 2014 - #HISTINT: July 11, 1941: Coordinator of Information Created
July 10, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Donovan's Medal of Honor
July 10, 2014 - There are 45 landlocked countries in the world; almost all occur in Europe, Africa, and Asia. Only two landlocked countries may be found in the Americas and both are in South America. Can you name them? Check the regional map of South America – under the References tab – to find the answer.
July 9, 2014 - Director Brennan Hosts General Stanley McChrystal at CIA Headquarters
July 3, 2014 - CIA Feeds Families
July 3, 2014 - Message from the Director: Independence Day
July 3, 2014 - Artifact of the Week: U-2 Aircraft "AQUATONE"
July 2, 2014 - #HISTINT: U-2 Makes First Flight Over USSR
June 2014
June 27, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Armenia; Azerbaijan; Canada; Chile; El Salvador; Estonia; Finland; Greece; Hungary; Indonesia; Korea, North–NDE; Lebanon; Macedonia; Malawi; Mauritania; Mauritius; Moldova; Montenegro; Nigeria; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Romania; Senegal; Slovenia; Spain; Sri Lanka; Swaziland; Sweden; Trinidad and Tobago; Ukraine; Venezuela; Yemen; and Zimbabwe. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period June 4-25, 2014.
June 26, 2014 - Spotlight on CIA's Centers
June 26, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: "Black Rhythm" Painting by Gene Davis
June 26, 2014 - There are dozens of monarchies scattered about the globe, but only one of them falls in the Pacific region (Oceania). Can you name this archipelagic country? Hint: It lies in western Polynesia and was formerly referred to as the Friendly Islands. Its capital is Nuku’alofa, which translates as “the abode of love.”
June 19, 2014 - CIA Celebrates LGBT Pride Month in June
June 19, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Subminiature "Dual Use" Camera
June 12, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Air America China
June 12, 2014 - Did you know that the South African national anthem employs the lyrics of five different languages? Check out the “National anthem” entry under South Africa’s Government category to find out more details.
June 11, 2014 - Remarks for Central Intelligence Agency Director John O. Brennan as Prepared for Delivery at the Conference on the Ethos and Profession of Intelligence, Georgetown University
June 9, 2014 - CIA to Host National Security Conference at Georgetown University
June 6, 2014 - CIA Goes Social
June 6, 2014 - CIA Launches New Social Media Accounts
June 5, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: William J. Donovan's Desk
June 5, 2014 - In the People and Society section, the “Urbanization,” “Major urban areas – population,” and “Mother’s mean age at first birth” fields were recently updated.
June 5, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Angola; Botswana; Brazil; Chad; Chile; Comoros; Congo, Republic of the; Croatia; Djibouti; El Salvador; Finland; Germany; Guatemala; India; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Malawi; Marshall Islands; Morocco; Mozambique; Paraguay; Saudi Arabia; Somalia; South Africa; and Tajikistan. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period May 20 – June 3, 2014.
May 2014
May 29, 2014 - Spotlight on Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
May 29, 2014 - In the People and Society section, the “Dependency ratios” entries – including the youth dependency ratio, the elderly dependency ratio, and the total dependency ratio - have been updated with 2014 estimated data for all countries.
May 23, 2014 - Director Brennan Reflects on Annual Memorial Ceremony
May 22, 2014 - Message from the Director: Memorial Day
May 22, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: NHB Groundbreaking Shovel
May 22, 2014 – Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Haiti, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Venezuela. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spellings of officials’ names in the country listings during the period May 2 - 19, 2014.
May 22, 2014 - There are two entities in Europe whose flags prominently display a key or keys, can you name them? Check the Flags of the World page under the References tab to help you come up with the answer.
May 19, 2014 - CIA Honors its Fallen in Annual Memorial Ceremony
May 15, 2014 - Spotlight On CIA's Wounded Warrior Program
May 15, 2014 - Did you know there are freshwater lakes in the Sahara? Check out the “Geography – note” in the Chad entry to get more info.
May 15, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Lapis Lazuli
May 9, 2014 - CIA Participates in the USA Science & Engineering Festival
May 8, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: William J. Donovan's Whistle
May 2, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Algeria; Belize; Benin; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Chile; China; Egypt; Eritrea; Finland; Georgia; Ghana; Indonesia; Israel; Kazakhstan; Korea, North—NDE; Kyrgyzstan; Laos; Madagascar; Maldives; Moldova; Serbia; Somalia; South Sudan; Turkey; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; and Venezuela. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials’ names in the country listings during the period April 10 – May 1, 2014.
May 1, 2014 - FLASHBACK- April 26, 1999: CIA Headquarters Named George Bush Center for Intelligence
May 1, 2014 - Message from the Director: A Historic Act of Justice
May 1, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Francis Gary Powers U-2 Model
May 1, 2014 - Do you know what country is the largest electricity producer in the world? Click on the References tab, Guide to Country Comparisons - then go to Energy> “Electricity –production” to find out.
April 2014
April 24, 2014 - Spotlight on Diversity & Inclusion: Agency Officers Featured on WTOP
April 24, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Concealed Camera
April 17, 2014 - FLASHBACK- April 18, 1983: U.S. Embassy Attacked in Beirut
April 17, 2014 - Can you name the world’s largest country composed solely of islands? (Hint: 17,508 islands make up this Asian archipelago; some 6,000 are inhabited.)
April 14, 2014 - CIA Declassifies Agency Role in Publishing Dr. Zhivago (April 11, 2014)
April 11, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Algeria; Bolivia; Cabo Verde; Cambodia; Canada; Colombia; Cuba—NDE; Cyprus; Estonia; Ethiopia; France; Germany; Honduras; Korea, North—NDE; Kyrgyzstan; Macedonia; Nigeria; Panama; Peru; Russia; Slovenia; South Sudan; Ukraine; Venezuela; Yemen; and Zambia. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period March 15 – April 9, 2014.
April 10, 2014 - Director Brennan Speaks at CIA Officers Memorial Foundation Dinner
April 10, 2014 - The equator passes through seven African countries, can you name them? Hint: Check the various World Factbook maps that show Africa to come up with the answer.
April 4, 2014 - Helping Safeguard Our Nation's Secrets - The Publication Review Board
April 4, 2014 - Dozens of new photos have recently been uploaded for various Central American and Caribbean nations, most notably Anguilla, Belize, the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Mexico.
April 3, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Modified Ladies Makeup Compact
March 2014
March 27, 2014 - Spotlight on Sisterhood at the CIA
March 27, 2014 - In the Ukraine and Russia entries the following statement has been added to the Government section, “Administrative divisions” field: The United States does not recognize Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the municipality of Sevastopol, nor their redesignation as the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol.
March 21, 2014 - CIA Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King (March 20, 2014)
March 21, 2014 - CIA Celebrates Women's History Month
March 20, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: William J. Donovan's Boots
March 20, 2014 - Much of the People and Society section of The World Factbook has been updated with the latest data from the US Census Bureau, including the Demography fields of “Population,” “Age structure,” “Median age,” “Population growth rate,” “Birth rate,” “Death rate,” “Net migration rate,” “Sex ratio,” “Infant mortality rate,” “Life expectancy at birth,” and “Total fertility rate.
March 20, 2014 - Updated Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments with updated entries for Bangladesh, Bhutan—NDE, Brazil, Burma, Burundi, Canada, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Iran-NDE, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe. Changes reflect updates in leadership, positions, or the spelling of officials' names in the country listings during the period February 12 – March 14, 2014.
March 14, 2014 - CIA Remembers Agency Hero William Buckley
March 13, 2014 - CIA Celebrates Black History Month
March 13, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Caltrop (Tire Spike)
March 13, 2014 -In the People and Society section, the ethnicity, language, and religion entries have been updated for dozens of countries.
March 11, 2014 - Remarks by CIA Director John Brennan as prepared for delivery at the Council on Foreign Relations
March 7, 2014 - Introducing...CIA's Artifact of the Week
March 7, 2014 - CIA Artifact of the Week: Eloise Page ID
March 7, 2014 -The Black Sea is one of the largest seas in Europe. Can you name the six countries that border it? Additionally, can you name the peninsula that extends almost halfway into it and is the site of the strategic naval base of Sevastopol? Refer to any of The World Factbook’s maps showing eastern Europe to find the answers.