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Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) addresses the nation's top intelligence officials as they appear during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Tuesday. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
The Pentagon in Arlington, Va., is seen from above. Jen Golbeck/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Tulsi Gabbard Andrew Harnik, Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
Lyla Kohistany served on active duty from 2001 to 2007 as a Naval Surface Warfare and Intelligence officer and as an intelligence consultant from 2008 to 2013 where she worked from the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Ariana Drehsler for NPR hide caption
As A Child, She Fled The Afghan War. As An Officer, She Returned — And Found Herself
Avril Haines has been nominated as the first woman to be the director of national intelligence, a position that oversees all 17 intelligence agencies. Here, Haines speaks after President-elect Joe Biden introduced her last week in Wilmington, Del. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
The Winding Journey Of Avril Haines, Biden's Pick To Lead U.S. Intelligence
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has been making public appearances all week as part of the tour for his new book. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
President Trump met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak at the White House on May 10. Russian Foreign Ministry Photo via AP hide caption
President Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Oval Office on Wednesday. Russian Foreign Ministry via AP hide caption
Comey (left) and Rogers take their seats, surrounded by members of the media, ahead of the start of the House hearing. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Journalists gather outside the London headquarters of Orbis Business Intelligence, the company co-owned by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, on Thursday. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
FBI Director James Comey (left) and National Intelligence Director James Clapper testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Tuesday. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption
CIA Director John Brennan at CIA Headquarters on Thursday. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption
The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at the lobby of the Original Headquarters Building at the CIA headquarters in McLean, Va. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
CIA director John Brennan says he has "absolutely the best job in the world." Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption
From Civilian To Spy: How An Average Guy Helped Bust A Russian Agent
Some researchers have begun to question the notion that dolphins are the super-intelligent creatures they've been made out to be. Pavel Golovkin/AP hide caption
Dolphins: Adorable, Playful, Not As Smart As You Might Think
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper (center), accompanied by FBI Director Robert Mueller (left) and CIA Director John Brennan, testifies on Capitol Hill on March 12, 2013. When questioned, Clapper said the NSA did not collect data on Americans. He later acknowledged his response was "clearly erroneous." Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
The Challenge Of Keeping Tabs On The NSA's Secretive Work
We take it for granted that children should play. Why not adults? iStockphoto hide caption
Proust and algebra may not sound like brain protection, but higher levels of education correlate with cognitive reserve. iStockphoto hide caption
The sign outside the National Security Agency campus in Fort Meade, Md. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption