Despite Heavy Recruitment, CIA Still Short On Bilingual Staff

From USA Today:

WASHINGTON — Just 13% of CIA employees speak a foreign language nearly five years after the 9/11 Commission urged the agency to expand its ranks of bilingual operatives and analysts to help thwart future terrorist attacks, according to CIA data provided at USA TODAY's request.

The overall number of CIA workers with foreign language skills has risen 70% in the past five years amid broader recruiting efforts that have included Internet ads on YouTube and Facebook, the figures show. The data are limited to percentages because specific staffing levels are classified.

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My Comment: This is not a big surprise .... the U.S. education system is what it is.