Essay For CIA Position

Have you ever thought about having a job that was just completely perfect for you? Like, it fits your personality perfectly? Well, being a DEA agent is mine. I love the thought of it. And I plan on telling you everything about it. And take my word for it, it’s pretty interesting. A DEA agent is top tier in law enforcement and are responsible for taking down the most notorious crime boss’ in history, such as Pablo Escobar and Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who both wound up running 2 of the largest cartel drug rings in the world. And that is exactly what I want to be.I’ve been reading about this career for a long time, and it seems pretty interesting. I can tell you about the job, the wages, the requirements, and the risks and some

Well, to me it sounds like the Central Intelligence Agency really does not deal with the problems that arise. I say this because in Kent Pekel’s article titled, “Integrity, Ethics, and the CIA” he tries to bring up that the Central Intelligence Agency really does not deal with ethical problems that arise; he interviews many different people and we get to know their side of what it is like working at the Central Intelligence Agency and what happens when ethical problems happen and how they are usually told to handle them. According to Pekel (2011), “They argued that when people fear they will be blamed for anything short of an optimal outcome, pressure is created to do whatever it takes to achieve that outcome, including cutting ethical corners and covering up mistakes” (p. 1). Sometimes when people who make unethical choices in a situation only do so because they feel pressure to get the job done. A point was raised about how the Central Intelligence Agency can attempt to weed out the rotten ones from the association while giving a couple of necessary ethics instructional meetings to remind other people to be ethical; however, this can be considered shallow and it is bound to fall flat (Pekel, 2011, p. 1). It is interesting to see that this would fall flat if they tried to do this, but it makes sense because it is hard to weed out the

This paper will discuss how the CIA and/or the American government played a role in the death of investigative journalist, Gary Webb. Whether it is a conspiracy or not many question how the investigative journalist died and why his death was ruled as a suicide. Gary Webb was most known for tracking down corruption and exposing it to millions of Americans. He wrote stories about corruption from county, state, and federal levels, for more than thirty four years. He is most known for writing an article titled "Dark Alliance", which “linked the CIA to the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles during the Iran-Contra scandal. He found that drug dealers were smuggling cocaine into the United States and the CIA was using the money to arm Nicaraguan rebels.” (Webb, G. 1998) Webb is also known for writing his last article, written for the Sacramento News titled "The Killing Game”. The article exposes “the

Thinking in the philosophical terms of "good" and "evil," nothing purely "good" can survive without the slightest taint of "evil," and vice-versa. The same standard exists for everything. Just as you cannot always succeed by being purely honest, a government cannot hold itself together without committing it's own personal rights and wrongs. The United States of America has protected its residents well in the past, and kept the appearance of a mild innocense; well, most of it, anyway. The Covert Intelligence Agency (CIA) is mostly swamped in its wrongs, though many have not even been proven. The CIA has been this country's "yang" to protect the populace of the USA.

The study of George Tenet’s actions leading up to the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan leaves little doubt about the dysfunction within our government from the appointment of officials to the decision making process itself. Tenet was appointed by President Clinton as Director of the Intelligence (DCI) in 1997, just 19 months after becoming deputy to DCI. It was noted that Tenet had never managed a large organization, worked as an intelligence officer or serviced in the military, all of which would have provided the experience and expertise needed

It’s 3am, in a dark, abandoned building. There’s dirty children’s clothes and toys as if they have been there for months. An investigation by the FBI has led authorities to believe that a man has taken 7 year old Jackson that has been missing for 37 hours and is currently hiding out. As the SWAT team gets in position and waits for the signal. The FBI agent gives them the signal and the SWAT team bombards the building and quickly puts the suspect on to the ground. The FBI agent takes a look around. They found nothing. They heard just a little noise and started looking in place that seems impossible. They started moving couches and chairs and there it was a secret a door. As they open the door and go down the stairs they see not only Jackson

Members of the military services should be aware of any insider threat indicators presented by others to ensure the proper steps are implemented in the early stages and safeguard classified information. At this point, we should understand desperate people in desperate situations mainly derive espionage cases. Following this, it is essential for all soldiers recognize any form of threats to our nation’s national security and report these incidents immediately before they can harm our country. In addition to Martin’s espionage case, we can further understand the importance of securing classified information because it can seriously destroy relationships between countries. As a result, Martin deserved the punishment given to him because he knew the consequences of betraying his country. This case clearly indicates the reasons why we should have good communications at work and recognize individuals that may have issues that could possibly become an insider threat. Finally, we must be the change we wish to see among others, because every single person in this world can make the slightest perfection in another person’s

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, is a law enforcement and national security organization. “The mission of the FBI is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners” (“Quick Facts”). There are many different qualifications and requirements to become an FBI Special Agent but the salary and career outlook make them worth it.

Since 1947, when the Central Intelligence Agency was created, the United States has had an organization that has the sole purpose of conducting covert operations, collecting information, and providing that same information to the respective personnel. Although, this, by some, has been considered conflictual as the CIA is handling those three actions. It is considered that this may be a conflict of interest in a means of, the same people that are collecting information, creating a bias opinion, are conducting the covert action being carried out. This could create a bias work environment. Due to the professionalism and 60 years of success to show for it, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Clandestine Service (NCS) conducting

The author poses a question: “Should the law treat investigations involving national security differently than other criminal inquiries?” (Solove, 2015, p. 155). The text cites both aspects of this question, saying the Fourth Amendment and ECPA apply differently between domestic and foreign cases. One view pertains

When retired General Petraeus’ name is uttered, some recall his stellar 28 year career culminating in the stabilization of war-torn Iraq while everyone remembers his extramarital affair culminating in the release of classified information to his mistress. Similar to a Shakespearian play full of scandal that ends in tragedy, I will assert how General Petraeus is a visionary leader by stabilizing war-torn Iraq from 2007 to 2008 who became an unethical leader while serving as the director of the CIA by having an extramarital affair and releasing classified information to his mistress. To enhance my claim that he is a visionary leader, I will be focusing on his transformational leadership behavior of inspirational motivation and “Lewin’s Phases of Change” during the stabilization efforts. To enhance my claim that he is unethical, I will focus on two contributing factors to his affair and release of confidential material which are: the ethical trap of loyalty syndrome and the ineffective use of intellectual integrity. Finally, I will be detailing my personal relevance utilizing visionary leadership to revector my organization before a Nuclear Surety Inspection and how I became an unethical leader while serving as a team chief in my earlier years. In order to stabilize war-torn Iraq in 2007, a visionary leader was required to enact a revolutionary plan to ease the mind of the American public.

Aldrich “Rick” Ames was born in River Falls, Wisconsin on June 26th, 1941. Like most children, his childhood did not reveal a disposition for betrayal and apathy, but rather held promise. I chose to learn about Ames and his crimes against the CIA because of the relationship he had with both them and the KGB. The CIA is frequently described as becoming another family for the men and women operating within its power. Ames however, not only forsaked the agency’s secrets to the KGB, but continued to work for both agencies without hesitation. None of his colleagues, nor the the CIA’s effort to protect the nation as a whole held value for him. What’s more startling than the fact that Rick doesn’t regret what he’s done, is the that the close-knit

Further research regarding the sociological and psychological effects of Counterinsurgency Human Intelligence operations, and how a compulsory may change intelligence guidelines and procedures to modify motivation structures and reduce civilian violence associated with foreign Human Intelligence agent networks. What authority approves recruiters to operate outside the scope of intelligence gathering?

The term “Covert Action” brings with it a connotation of shadowy figures wrapped in secrecy and intrigue. It also brings with it a substantial amount of moral questions as to “what is right.” The use of covert action has been widely publicized since the early seventies, but trying to find out the truth to these events has been difficult to say the least. What is even more difficult, is historically recording these events into categories of successes or failures. These operations are difficult to dissect because of their secrecy and although events have been recorded, some facts simply aren’t apparent. This paper will seek to identify the complex issues associated with covert operations.

Lastly, I will also show that Ms. Rice and I share the goal of ethical leadership, but there have been times in both our careers when we have fallen into the ethical trap of Loyalty Syndrome and lacked Healthy Skepticism discussed during this course. Ms. Rice was blindly loyal and therefore, failed to question an Air Force General’s opinion regarding a routine mission that cost many lives. I too was loyal and failed to question my Chief during a routine Below-The-Zone (BTZ) murder board that cost many hours of work and respect.