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...good for the Agency, because working in a job such as deception detection is the equivalent of Jason Bourne doing trick shots in the circus; he gets practice, and the circus gets customers. Financial firms get to use tested intelligence skills to make better market decisions, and the Agency gets employees that are better practiced, without having...
Currently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Secret Service, and the Drug Enforcement Association give employees full retirement benefits after 20 years to compensate for the stress inherent in their work. CIA officers do not get the same treatment. Furthermore, the compensation given to the family of a CIA officer killed in action is smaller than that which any of the other agencies provide. And additionally, this is anything but a unique practice. Many government agencies—including the military—allow employees to hold secondary jobs, with approval...
Shouldn’t CIA employees be allowed to use the skills that they have acquired to provide for themselves in a way that the government won’t, if they get approval? Shouldn’t we just be thankful that they use their skills primarily in our nation’s service, even though there are many higher-paying options? As noted by CIA staff, the option for employees to use their unique talents in the private sector is the only way to prevent a “brain-drain...
...were to take CS50 sat/unsat... I wouldn’t really get much out of it,” he said...
...would like to get some relevant CS background at some point during my college experience,” Sinha said. “When CS50 was being offered sat/unsat, that was the most attractive class to take...