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May 2, 2019 · “As a spy, you live two lives. You go to your cover job during the day, and at night you work your true job as a CIA operative,” said Olson. Olson participated in multiple missions during his time abroad, most of which are still classified, but one mission in 1979 sticks out in his memory.
One man who was not entirely surprised, though, was James Olson, the former head of counterintelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He has years of first-hand...
BY James M. Olson. This article appeared in Studies of Intelligence, Unclassified Edition, Fall-Winter 2001, No.11, published by the CIA’s Center for the Study of Intelligence. The Center seeks to promote study, debate, and understanding of the role of intelligence in the American system of government. Mr.
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In To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence, James M. Olson, former chief of CIA counterintelligence, offers a wake-up call for the American public and also a guide for how our country can do a better job of protecting its national security and trade secrets.
