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We build and operate facilities; we ensure robust, secure communications over multiple networks, connecting officers sitting in dispersed locations; we acquire and ship a full range of critical equipment; we secure our building, our people, our data, and our networks; we help hire, train, and assign CIA officers for every directorate; we manage the "businesses" within CIA--contracts and acquisitions, financial services, administrative support, and even our own phone company. We do everything we can to ensure that our officers serving around the world are safe, secure, and healthy. </p> <p>Within the Directorate of Support, we have deep expertise and extraordinary breadth. 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