FILE 019: CIA x FBI

How well do you know the difference between the CIA and FBI? Who
undertakes which national security missions, and where? Who has
which critical authorities, and when? And how do both agencies
work together to keep Americans and others around the world safe?
Well, you’re in luck! On this special episode of The Langley
Files, CIA Deputy Director David Cohen returns to unpack just
that—and this time, he’s brought an interagency guest with him:
FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate. They’ll discuss the distinct but
collaborative roles these two legendary organizations play in
protecting the United States—and debunk a few myths and
misconceptions with Dee and Walter along the way. So tune in,
because the next time you see a CIA officer make an arrest on a
TV show, or an FBI agent carry out a covert action in a movie,
you’ll be able to tell the person next to you that the FBI and
CIA’s second in command told you how it really works. 



LOOK INSIDE FILE 019: 


 


This isn’t the first time CIA Deputy Director David Cohen has
stopped by The Langley Files to sort spy fact from fiction—listen
to him unpack what’s real and simply “reel” in movies and TV
shows about the CIA on Episode 6 of The Langley Files. 


 


FBI Deputy Director Abbate and CIA Deputy Director Cohen
discussed the different career paths FBI and CIA offer to those
ready to answer the call to protect the United States. Check out
opportunities with CIA here, or across the Potomac with the FBI
here.  


 


Want to learn more about the FBI, from within their own halls?
Check out FBI’s podcast, “Inside the FBI,” here.