The logo appears on the lobby floor of the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Va. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff/File
The Spies Say They’ll Scrimp For The Holidays -- Washington Post
U.S. spy agencies might have been eager to celebrate their success this holiday season, following the death of Osama bin Laden, new indications that sanctions and sabotage are working against Iran, and the passage of another year without a major terrorist attack on the United States.
But with budget cuts looming, party plans are being pared back for the Director of National Intelligence and the CIA.
Both agencies have for years been known — at least among elites in the insular world of espionage — for throwing lavish year-end events.
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My Comment: Do CIA employees get Christmas bonuses?