Save/Import/Clear
We recommend making use of the Save and Clear Data features shown below to save a copy of your submission data. It is considered best practice to clear your submission data before leaving your computer, for security purposes.
Applying for a job online and your privacy.
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is committed to protecting your privacy. To learn more about our procedures for protecting Americans’ personal information, including an explanation of the authorizations and limitations regarding such information, visit the Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties page.
The data you submit as part of an application for a job at the CIA is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, and will be stored and maintained in an internal application tracking system, which constitutes a Privacy Act System of Records.
The CIA will maintain no more information about you in its applicant records than the amount that is relevant and necessary to accomplish a legally mandated purpose of the U.S. Government. The data that is part of your applicant record will not be disclosed in any form without your written consent, or as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act, including disclosures made in accordance with the CIA’s General Routine Uses.
Office of Privacy and Civil LibertiesAs part of the application process, our organization will ask for your Social Security Number (SSN). Our organization is authorized to collect your SSN in order to better identify and distinguish you from other individuals, in accordance with Executive Order 9397, as amended by Executive Order 13478. Although disclosure of your SSN is not mandatory, your failure to provide it may impede or prevent the organization from processing your application.
We recommend making use of the Save and Clear Data features shown below to save a copy of your submission data. It is considered best practice to clear your submission data before leaving your computer, for security purposes.