CIA recruitment drive boosts hiring and image makeover
The CIA markets an international career to graduates with adventurous spirit and a forceful personality. Offers rose 57 percent in 1998 and 53 percent in 1999 as the agency battles private sector salaries, with ads in The Economist and a revamped CIA.gov site signaling broader recruitment. Tenet travels to campuses, promoting service over pay, while recruiters gain on-the-spot conditional offers to attract qualified technologists and linguists.
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Experts mull over U S defense issues
Washington AP reports a Pentagon test of a scaled down missile defense could press Clinton to commit to nationwide deployment by 2005. A 121-pound smart rock interceptor would collide with a mock warhead 140 miles above the Pacific, signaling feasibility amid North Korea and Russia tensions. If successful, a June decision by Defense Secretary Cohen could back a $12.7 billion program.
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Administration voices alarm over Iran nuclear capability
Clinton administration officials expressed growing worry Monday that Iran may be able to build a nuclear weapon. The White House and CIA briefed policy makers as reports from Moscow and The New York Times raised alarms about Iran’s progress and whether Iran could obtain fissionable material for bombs.
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Women conserve Star Spangled Banner in Washington lab
Eight women conservators at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History lead an $18 million effort to stabilize the Star Spangled Banner. They remove 1.7 million threads added in 1914, aiming to protect the flag for 500 to 1,000 years, while keeping its patched, bomb-torn condition. Completion is targeted for 2002 with display plans under review.
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Hackers vandalize government site halting access
Washington AP reports hackers defaced the Library of Congress Thomas web page used for bills under consideration. The group Lamers Team claimed credit, posted a recipe for the breach, and left masked user data while pledging broader cyber security concerns ahead of Y2K.
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