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Information</span> </a><div class="drop"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/blog" class="" title=""> <span>Blog</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements" class="" title=""> <span>Press Releases & Statements</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony" class="" title=""> <span>Speeches & Testimony</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/cia-the-war-on-terrorism" class="" title=""> <span>CIA & the War on Terrorism</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive" class="" title="index for featured story"> <span>Featured Story Archive</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/your-news" class="" title=""> <span>Your News</span> </a> </li> </ul><div class="static"><img src="/web/20150905054903im_/https://www.cia.gov/images/section-banners/news-menu/image.jpg" alt="News Menu" class="image-inline" title="News Menu"><h4><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/">News & Information</a></h4> <p>The most up-to-date CIA <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/">news, press releases, information and more</a>.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library" class="hasChildrens" title=""> <span>Library</span> </a><div class="drop right"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications" class="" title=""> <span>Publications</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence" class="" title="CSI section"> <span>Center for the Study of Intelligence</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library/foia" class="" title=""> <span>Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library/kent-center-occasional-papers" class="" title=""> <span>Kent Center Occasional Papers</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library/intelligence-literature" class="" title=""> <span>Intelligence Literature</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library/reports" class="" title="Reports"> <span>Reports</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library/related-links.html" class="" title="Related Links"> <span>Related Links</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library/video-center" class="" title="Repository of CIA videos"> <span>Video Center</span> </a> </li> </ul><div class="static"><img src="/web/20150905054903im_/https://www.cia.gov/images/section-banners/library-menu/image.jpg" alt="Library Menu" class="image-inline" title="Library Menu"><h4><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library/">Library</a></h4> <p>Our <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library/">open-source library</a> houses the thousands of documents, periodicals, maps and reports released to the public.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page" class="hasChildrens" title="Kids' Page Description"> <span>Kids' Zone</span> </a><div class="drop right"><ul class="globalSectionsLevel1 show-static"><li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/k-5th-grade" class="" title="K-5th Grade"> <span>K-5th Grade</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/6-12th-grade" class="" title=""> <span>6-12th Grade</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/parents-teachers" class="" title=""> <span>Parents & Teachers</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/games" class="" title=""> <span>Games</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/related-links" class="" title=""> <span>Related Links</span> </a> </li> <li class="plain "> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/privacy-statement" class="" title=""> <span>Privacy Statement</span> </a> </li> </ul><div class="static"><p><img src="/web/20150905054903im_/https://www.cia.gov/images/section-banners/kids-menu/image.jpg" alt="Kids Menu" class="image-inline" title="Kids Menu"></p> <h4><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/">Kids' Zone</a></h4> <p><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/kids-page/">Learn more about the Agency</a> and find some top secret things you won't see anywhere else.</p></div><div class="visualClear"></div></div></li></ul></nav></div> </header><div class="main-block">  <section id="main"><a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"></a> <div class="gallery-panel">  <ul class="slider-list slides"><li class="slide"><p><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2015-featured-story-archive/cia-top-10-dog-training-tips.html" class="internal-link"><img src="/web/20150905054903im_/https://www.cia.gov/portlet_content/home-slider-images/K9_Tips_slider.jpg/image.jpg" alt="" class="image-inline" title=""></a></p> <div> <h2>CIA's Top 10 Dog Training Tips</h2> <div class="desc-container"><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/index" class="rss internal-link">Featured Story</a> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2015-featured-story-archive/cia-top-10-dog-training-tips.html" class=" btn3 internal-link">Read More</a> <p>Did you know the CIA has its own dedicated staff of dog trainers? Although our Agency dogs are trained for specific jobs, many of the methods used can be applied to training any dog, including your own. Here are our K-9 trainers' top tips, as well as some examples highlighting how these methods are used to teach some of the best explosives detection dogs in the world. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="slide"><p><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2015-featured-story-archive/cia-acquires-cat.html" class="internal-link"><img src="/web/20150905054903im_/https://www.cia.gov/portlet_content/home-slider-images/CAT_slider2.jpg/image.jpg" alt="" class="image-inline" title=""></a></p> <div> <h2>CIA Acquires CAT</h2> <div class="desc-container"><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/index" class="rss internal-link">Featured Story</a> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2015-featured-story-archive/cia-acquires-cat.html" class=" btn3 internal-link">Read More</a> <p>On August 23, 1950, CIA acquired Civil Air Transport (CAT), an airline company originally founded to haul relief supplies and other cargo around China. CAT's pilots—many of them combat veterans—were renowned for getting the job done no matter the odds. CIA’s acquisition of CAT was the first of several such proprietary relationships in the aviation field. </p> </div> </div></li> <li class="slide"><p><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2015-featured-story-archive/elizabeth-sudmeier-story.html" class="internal-link"><img src="/web/20150905054903im_/https://www.cia.gov/portlet_content/home-slider-images/slider_sudmeier.jpg/image.jpg" alt="" class="image-inline" title=""></a></p> <div> <h2>Elizabeth Sudmeier: Challenging the Status Quo</h2> <div class="desc-container"><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/index" class="rss internal-link">Featured Story</a> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2015-featured-story-archive/elizabeth-sudmeier-story.html" class=" btn3 internal-link">Read More</a> <p>In honor of Women’s Equality Day on August 26th, here is the story of Elizabeth Sudmeier; a pioneer in breaking down gender barriers at CIA. Elizabeth began her career as a typist and, despite the resistance of senior managers, did what few woman at the time were able to do: She served as a field ops officer and ushered in a new era of women’s equality at the Agency.</p> </div> </div></li> <li class="slide"><p><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2015-featured-story-archive/area-51-u-2-and-the-accidental-test-flight.html" class="internal-link"><img src="/web/20150905054903im_/https://www.cia.gov/portlet_content/home-slider-images/Area%2051%20slider.jpg/image.jpg" alt="" class="image-inline" title=""></a></p> <div> <h2>Area 51, U-2 and the Accidental Test Flight</h2> <div class="desc-container"><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/index" class="rss internal-link">Featured Story</a> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2015-featured-story-archive/area-51-u-2-and-the-accidental-test-flight.html" class=" btn3 internal-link">Read More</a> <p>On August 1, 1955, during a high-speed-taxi test in the first U-2, Lockheed's chief test pilot, Tony LeVier, inadvertently became airborne at a remote test site in the desert of western Nevada called the Nevada Test and Training Range at Groom Lake. You may know it as Area 51.</p> </div> </div></li> <li class="slide"><p><a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/index.html" class="internal-link"><img src="/web/20150905054903im_/https://www.cia.gov/portlet_content/home-slider-images/wfb_slider.jpg/image.jpg" alt="" class="image-inline" title=""></a></p> <div> <h2>The World Factbook Update for September 2, 2015</h2> <div class="desc-container"> <a href="/web/20150905054903/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/index.html" class=" btn3 internal-link">Read More</a> <p>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. 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