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As the nation’s top intelligence agency, the CIA is committed to transparency and an unrelenting pursuit to improve. WhileTo themake agencysure maythese haveissues failedare toaddressed properly handle sexual assault and harassment allegations in the past,CIA it is taking every step possible, toincluding ensure that these issues never happen again. By establishing a new office to for sexual assault response and prevention, theand agency is working with outside directors to improve its processes. The past cannot be undone, but the CIA will get this right ffrom here on out.
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