The National Clandestine Service (NCS) (formerly known as the Directorate of Operations), a semi-independent directorate-level service within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), is the main ...

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CIA veteran to head clandestine service. Former paramilitary unit chief had retired after nearly 30 years. ... has been appointed head of the agency's National Clandestine Service, ...

Jose’s posting as head of the new National Clandestine Service ends weeks of debate over whether the CIA would retain its role as the primary agency responsible for traditional human spywork ...

He worked for the Central Intelligence Agency’s clandestine service for 28 years. General Michael V. Hayden is a former director of the C.I.A. and the National Security Agency and served as the ...