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Lynn: “The most rewarding part of my job is knowing that I’m partnered with incredibly knowledgeable people. Together, we convey clear & concise intelligence that helps our customers make decisions that can affect real changes in the world.” http://bit.ly/2oIcM93 

Lynn: “I’m a mid-career hire. I spent several years teaching English in a public school before joining the Agency. I was lucky to know someone who worked in the Intelligence Community & pointed me toward this path because I didn’t even know that CIA had editors!”

A Day in the Life of a Publications Officer Lynn: “Publications Officer is our fancy name for an editor. My job is to make sure our intelligence products are reflective of CIA style & branding guidelines, properly classified & sourced, & easily readable for non-experts.”

Do you have a #STEM degree & interest in leveraging your technical expertise to analyze weapons proliferation, cyber warfare, or emerging technologies? Learn more about opportunities to serve the nation as a Science, Technology, & Weapons Analyst: http://bit.ly/2C1d04I 

Interested in more myths & facts about us? Check out the full list of 10 myths: http://bit.ly/2BZF3S6 

Myth: The CIA makes foreign policy. Fact: CIA does not make policy; it’s an independent source of foreign intel for those who do. We collect, evaluate, & disseminate foreign intel to the president & senior US government policymakers so they can make informed decisions.

Myth: The CIA has law enforcement authority. Fact: The public often confuses @FBI responsibilities with CIA’s. We don’t have law enforcement authority. CIA’s responsibility is to collect intel & information overseas.

The National Security Council, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, & the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, provide guidance & oversight. Internally, the CIA Office of Inspector General detects & deters fraud, waste, abuse, & mismanagement.

Myth: The Agency operates independently & is not held accountable to anyone. Fact: The CIA is responsible to the American people. We operate in accordance with oversight from US elected representatives.

CIA officers work as scientists, support staff, engineers, economists, linguists, mathematicians, secretaries, accountants, inventors, cartographers, architects, psychologists, police officers, editors, graphic designers, auto mechanics, historians, museum curators, & more!

Myth: All CIA officers recruit & handle agents. Fact: Only some officers recruit & handle agents, which is the job of an operations officer. The number of employees at CIA is classified, but the variety of careers here is similar to major corporations. http://1.usa.gov/1qOxdOa 

So, who is a CIA agent? Our operations officers recruit well-placed human agents with access to secrets. These recruited spies are agents. Agents/spies are invaluable. They provide critical information about their country to help America.

Myth: People who work for CIA are spies & agents. Fact: US citizens who work for CIA are officers, not agents or spies. All employees, from operations to analysts, to librarians & public affairs, are considered CIA officers.