DARPA alum Efstathia Fragogiannis joined the agency as its new procurement chief in November and will be spearheading the effort, according to a CIA official.

The CIA says it’s also using “centralized vendor vetting” and a “streamlined IT authorization process” to speed up ...

In recent months, the CIA has underscored its key role in U.S. national security, from rolling out Mandarin-language ...

President Harry Truman established the CIA in 1947 to prevent future Pearl Harbors and to deal with the developing threats of the Cold War. He did not know this espionage agency would later topple ...

The meeting place of facts, ego, ignorance and politics typically is a messy arena as Tim Weiner illustrates over and over in this powerful account of the Central Intelligence Agency actions since the ...

The CIA required a classified written authorization, known as a “finding,” from Bush to conduct the flights and other aspects of the operation, which fell under the spy agency’s covert action powers, ...

Late in his presidency, Barack Obama sought to put the military in charge of drone attacks after a backlash arose over a series of highly visible strikes, some of which killed civilians. p pulse ...

Tim Weiner won the National Book Award for “Legacy of Ashes” (2007), his history of the Central Intelligence Agency. So it’s no surprise that “The Mission,” a sequel that covers the CIA in the 21st ...

Harnden tells the story of the first American military team in Afghanistan. If you’ve finished our "GMA" Book Club pick this month and are craving something else to read, look no further than our new ...