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Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 – August 1, 1977) was an American pilot who served as a United States Air Force officer and a CIA employee. Powers is best known for his involvement in the 1960 U-2 incident, when he was shot down while flying a secret CIA spying mission over the Soviet Union.
Thomas Powers (born December 12, 1940, in New York City) is an American author and intelligence expert. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1971 together with Lucinda Franks for his articles on Weatherman member Diana Oughton (1942-1970). [ 1 ]
Congress's oversight responsibilities over the intelligence community sometimes overlap with the responsibilities and authorities of the executive branch.Given the natural competition that exists between the legislative and executive branches, this overlap creates tensions as both sides struggle to accomplish certain goals using their respective powers and authorities.
Francis Gary Powers Jr. will speak at Oshkosh Public Museum July 25. ... espionage and his father, CIA U-2 pilot Gary Powers. Shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, Gary Powers’ story ...
Jan. 21—U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said she was surprised by the CIA's finding that foreign powers were unlikely to be behind mysterious symptoms known as "Havana Syndrome" that have afflicted ...
The CIA, still primarily concerned with Powers, tell Abel he can go, but Abel, out of respect for Donovan's dedication to both his own case and securing Pryor's release, refuses to move. It is confirmed that Pryor has been released, and the exchange takes place.
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday argued that a judge could not block the firing of 21 CIA officers assigned to diversity, equality, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) programs because U.S ...
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA / ˌ s iː. aɪ ˈ eɪ /) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with advancing national security through collecting and analyzing intelligence from around the world and conducting covert operations.