How do CIA officers stay safe while traveling to some of the most dangerous places in the world? And how can you apply the CIA’s best practices to help stay safe during your own travels? On this episode of The Langley Files, a CIA security expert talks Dee and Walter through a notional trip abroad to reveal how he watches his back on the go—and shares how you can, too.  Look Inside FILE 010:Want to dive deeper into today’s episode? Here's a look into more of Langley's (unclassified) files: Looking for a handy checklist of CIA’s travel safety tips? Check out the “Ask Molly” column on the topic .Going abroad? U.S. citizens can establish comms with their home base by registering with the State Department’s Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). Put CIA’s world knowledge to work for you—check out the CIA World Factbook’s travel facts before you go, for key information on everything from climate to local tipping practices. 

CIA is known as America's first line of defense - but who protects CIA? On this episode, Dee and Walter sit down with a member of CIA's protective service - the unit charged with keeping CIA personnel and facilities safe. They'll discuss what it takes to qualify for that team, the training its officers undergo, and the importance of not calling a day "quiet" until it's over.Look Inside FILE 009Want to dive deeper into today’s episode? Here's a look into Langley's (unclassified) files: Where did David learn to master a controlled vehicular spin? Check out the FLETC website.Interested to joining CIA's protective service cadre? See the requirements and desired qualifications.Looking for more on today’s trivia answer? Your friends at the CIA World Factbook have you covered. 

In this episode of The Langley Files, Deputy Director of CIA for Analysis, Linda Weissgold, joins Dee and Walter to discuss what makes a good CIA analyst, the unusual working hours required to be the President's briefer, and the importance of the Agency's apolitical assessments. Along the way, she shares lessons from her decades-long career with CIA - and what it's like delivering bad news to the most powerful person on the planet.Look Inside FILE 008Want to dive deeper into today’s episode? Here's a look into Langley's (unclassified) files: Overview of CIA’s Directorate of Analysis and the analytic positions available at the Agency Is perhaps the most exclusive publication in the world still delivered on paper? Check out the evolution of the President’s Daily Brief (PDB) Curious about the women OSS members Linda mentioned? Read stories from the “Sisterhood of Spies” See the iconic words inside the final President’s Intelligence Checklist (PICL) ever produced by CIA Want to try your hand at searching out the answer to today’s trivia question? Head over to the CIA World Factbook—where that information, and much more, awaits.

In 2022, CIA announced its first-ever Chief Technology Officer: Nand Mulchandani, a Silicon Valley executive with 25 years of industry experience. Since then, he’s been charting CIA’s course on technology—and now, on the Season 2 premiere of The Langley Files, he sits down with Dee and Walter for his first interview on being CTO of the world’s premiere foreign intelligence agency. Tune in to hear him discuss accelerating technological innovation at CIA—and whether his habit of wearing jeans to work is catching on at Langley.CIA Files on FILE 007:If you'd like more information about topics from today's episode, here's a peak into Langley's (Unclassified) Files to help you learn more:CIA Announces CTO Nand Mulchandani In the private sector and have an idea to share with CIA? https://www.cia.gov/tech/For more about today's trivia answer: From the CIA MuseumArgo Artist ConceptThe Debrief: Behind the Artifact on Argo

Rogue operatives. Off the books programs. Hood-sliding CIA officers single-handedly saving the world. Is there any fact behind the spy fiction we see all the time? For this, The Langley Files’ season one finale, Dee and Walter sit down with none other than CIA Deputy Director David Cohen to break down recurring scenes in spy fiction—and reveal that, behind some of them, is a surprising degree of CIA truth. *Nothing in this podcast should be construed to be an endorsement by the CIA or the US Government of any particular company, product, or service.