The details on the CIO of the Central Intelligence Agency
Name: Al Tarasiuk
Title: CIO, Central Intelligence Agency (appointed Oct. 1, 2005)
Age: 50
Family: Married with three children
Education: B.S., Electrical Engineering, the New Jersey Institute of Technology; M.S. in Engineering Management from the George Washington University
CIA Career: Joined CIA in 1986 as an electrical engineer developing and implementing radio frequency (RF) systems.
Interesting Facts:
-Born in Brazil to parents of immigrants from Eastern Europe and eventually became a U.S. citizen
-First job after college was as a junior engineer with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, helping broadcast radio signals behind the Iron Curtain
-Served with the CIA’s spy division in Africa at one time
-Is regularly polygraphed for his job
-Is in charge of the CIA’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) function
-He’s into muscle cars and has a 1971 Chevelle
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