C.I.A. Fires Top Doctor Targeted by Far-Right Activist
The director of the agency’s Center for Global Health Services was dismissed a month short of qualifying for full federal retirement benefits, according to a lawsuit.
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C.I.A. to Cut Over 1,000 Staff Positions, Using Attrition
The agency plans, for now, to use attrition, including retirements and voluntary resignations, to reduce the size of the C.I.A. instead of more mass firings.
C.I.A. Aims to Recruit Chinese Nationals With New Videos
The appeal reflects the priority John Ratcliffe, the C.I.A. director, has placed on increasing the agency’s intelligence collection on China.
CIA Director’s Messages in Leaked Signal Chat Were Deleted, Agency Says
A watchdog group has said the exchanges on the Signal app were federal records, and sued in an effort to preserve them.
Richard L. Armitage, 79, Dies; State Department Official in a Turbulent Era
While serving as Colin Powell’s deputy during the Iraq war, he found himself at the center of a scandal when he leaked a C.I.A. operative’s name.
Chinese Intelligence May Be Trying to Recruit Fired U.S. Officials
An advisory says that foreign agencies are posing as consulting firms, think tanks and other organizations to connect with former government employees.
Gabbard Starts a Task Force Focused on Politicization of the Intelligence Agencies
The director of national intelligence framed it as an effort to eliminate the politicization of the agencies and to investigate episodes where intelligence was “weaponized.”
Gen. Timothy Haugh Ousted as Head of NSA and Cyber Command
No reason was given for the removal of Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, but the far-right activist Laura Loomer had called for his ouster in a meeting with President Trump, an official said.
Trump’s Attitude Toward Classified Materials Trickles Down to His Aides
Many of the people serving in the administration do not have decades of experience in government, or deep knowledge of its rules and why they exist, former officials say.
The Signal Leak Has Little Precedent
The military takes extraordinary measures to keep combat operations secret, cutting off outside communications for service members before launching an attack.