The CIA and FBI are both tasked with protecting our country. These two agencies are often portrayed as strained colleagues, but what is it really like inside these iconic institutions? How do spies learn their craft? How are threats assessed? How are spies discovered? And how do these secretive institutions change with the times? In a fascinating series, veterans of the CIA and FBI discuss their professional roles and how these closely guarded organizations operate.
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An Agent for Change
Cassandra Chandler is a retired assistant director and special agent of the FBI. In her 23-year career, she managed, directed, and led criminal, terrorism, and cybercrimes investigations and foreign intelligence activities. She led the redesign of the bureau’s new agents’ training program and developed its National Citizens Academy program for community leaders. Chandler describes her experience as a trailblazer at the bureau and how she became a true agent for change at the FBI before departing in 2008.
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