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CIA’s Directorate of Science & Technology Celebrates 50 Years of Technological Excellence

Director of Central Intelligence John McCone in 1962 began creating a new directorate within the CIA that would bring cutting-edge technology to the nation’s hardest intelligence challenges.

This led to the creation of the Directorate of Science and Technology (DS&T) in 1963. Learn about what the DS&T has done over the years. more>

What's New
  • September 13 - New Historical Collection publication: Intelligence, Policy, and Politics: The DCI, the White House, and Congress.
  • September 13 - Updates to data in Government and Finance related fields of The World Factbook.
  • September 11 - Message from the Director:  9/11.