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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone recommend an accessible book or two that would help someone in their late teens / early 20s understand the modern CIA and/or NSA and the range of roles and groups within these agencies?

Not looking for a history of the CIA or NSA or a moment of time / incident in the past, but rather something more current but still broad enough to get a sense of the range of these agencies. (Obv they’re not all spies trying to recruit assets in foreign countries …. )

Fiction would work, assuming it’s not grounded in reality rather than speculative trash. Thx. [/quote]

I don't know that I can. Anything written by someone that left just a few years in isn't going to tell you much, and modern is what's going on as we speak and not 5, 10, or even 1 year ago.

Start with the public websites. Then branch out into current interviews with the principal and public senior officials. That ought to tell you a lot about what priorities are and what skills are currently valued. Paul Nakasone just gave exit interviews to several news outlets.

My kid said that CIA came to their high school to talk about careers. If you're in the area ask your HS. And all of these agencies have college programs, which is probably the best way to get a foot in the door and allow you child to gauge whether it's really a career they want to pursue. If an IC career is a priority for your child then they should ask their chosen schools if the IC recruits there and how many grads go into the IC. [/quote]

Thank you![/quote]

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