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The announcement posted to the CIA’s website offered no reason for the decision to end the Factbook, but it follows a vow from Director John Ratcliffe to end programs that don’t advance the agency’s core missions.
The CIA says it’s also using “centralized vendor vetting” and a “streamlined IT authorization process” to speed up acquisitions.
The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.
Attorneys for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed requests for records retained by U.S. intelligence agencies that could reflect an affiliation with the CIA.
A pioneering Cold War-era spy plane sits at the entrance to CIA headquarters, prompting a painstaking effort to preserve an aircraft that once flew 80,000 feet above Soviet missile sites.
After decades of serving as a reliable, authoritative public repository of basic information about countries, their economies, and their people, The World Factbook disappeared from the internet on February 4 with no advance notice.
EXCLUSIVE: CBS has unveiled the first trailer for the new FBI spinoff series, CIA, starring Tom Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss as odd couple partners in fighting crime, which can be found above. CIA premieres February 23 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, following a new episode of FBI.
FBI's Alana De La Garza and Missy Peregrym are set to guest-star in the CIA spinoff — plus, more casting news!