6-12th Grade — Central Intelligence Agency

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Have you learned about us in the movies or from books? Have you heard about us in the news? We figure you probably know a little something about the CIA or you wouldn鈥檛 be here.</p> <p>Right away, we like your curiosity and your ability to find information. In fact, our employees know how to access information, filter it into intelligence reports, and give it to the president and other US leaders who make important decisions. We have employees with all kinds of expertise: analysts and language experts, doctors and lawyers, inventors and scientists, communications specialists, engineers, geographers, librarians, and information technology specialists, to name just a few. And all these men and women are intimately involved in how our country runs.</p> <p>Want to know more? 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