April 22, 2010 – From President Truman on, each President has written a note of thanks to the men and women of the CIA. These notes are displayed with the President’s official photograph in the Presidential Gallery of the New Headquarters Building. This story is the second in a series about the relationship each president has had with the CIA. This article will focus on President George H.W. Bush.

April 15, 2010 – The CIA Museum is home to many interesting artifacts associated with the Central Intelligence Agency’s predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services; foreign intelligence organizations; and the CIA itself. The following article is the fourth in a series that will explore the Agency’s amazing history through the artifacts in the CIA Museum. This article focuses on the E Street CIA complex sign.

April 1, 2010 – The Intelligence Community today draws wisdom and inspiration from the past. The following article is the first in a series showcasing exceptional intelligence stories from history. This article focuses on Paul Revere and the secret group known as the Mechanics.

April 8, 2010 – When Sarah’s father passed away in the early 1990s, she realized that it was time to leave her childhood home and experience life. In October 1992, Sarah decided to serve her country by joining the Marines. After basic training, she was assigned to work in security at Quantico. Sarah found that she enjoyed the field. Thus began a journey that eventually took her where she is today: a captain in the Security Protective Services at the Central Intelligence Agency.

March 26 – Throughout the history of intelligence the military has played a large role, especially when it comes to leaders. Maj. Gen. William Donovan, the head of the Office of Strategic Services — America’s first civilian intelligence organization — was a great military leader. Since the creation of the Central Intelligence Group and later the CIA, several Directors of Central Intelligence (DCI) and Directors of the Central Intelligence Agency (DCIA) have come from military backgrounds, including the Navy, Army, and Air Forces. All of the directors mentioned in this article were on active duty during their term, except for Vice Adm. William Raborn.

March 18 – Foreign language capabilities have always been and will continue to be a critical part of the success of the Central Intelligence Agency’s mission. Agency officers use their command of language to perform research, translate materials, help with analysis or work overseas. The CIA values its employees who bring these valuable language skills to the table and seeks to reward them through achievement-based incentives.

March 12 – The ability to speak multiple languages is a very valuable talent in the Intelligence Community. During World War II especially, interpreters were very important. Twenty-three-year-old Maria Gulovich was recruited to join the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) — the predecessor of today’s CIA — because she could speak five languages fluently. Gulovich was a brave guide and interpreter working for the OSS who led a group of two OSS agents and two British agents out of the clutches of the Germans and to safety over the Russian lines during a blizzard in the Slovak mountains.

February 25 – The CIA Museum is home to many interesting artifacts associated with the Central Intelligence Agency’s predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services; foreign intelligence organizations; and the CIA itself. The following article is the fourth in a series that will explore the Agency’s amazing history through the artifacts in the CIA Museum. This article focuses on the U-2 pilots protective assembly.

March 5 – On the afternoon of October 22, 1962, a nondescript man was suddenly seized off the streets of Moscow by the KGB. He had been under surveillance on suspicion of treason. Thus ended Oleg Penkovsky’s career of spying for the United States and Great Britain. Penkovsky is considered one of the most valuable assets in Agency history.

December 23 – On Christmas Eve in 1962, more than 1,000 prisoners taken during the Bay of Pigs invasion were granted a holiday miracle: their freedom. The prisoners would not have been released as soon had it not been for the skilled negotiating of Milan “Mike” Miskovsky, who served as a CIA lawyer during some of the most tumultuous years for the United States.