NEWS

AFIO Now Member Only Video Release of Mike Mears, CIA Chief of HR, on "Intelligence Community Reform"

Interview of Tuesday, 24 June 2025 with Mike Mears, former CIA Chief of HR, on "Intelligence Community Reform." His most recent book is Certainty: How Great Bosses Can Change Minds and Drive Innovation. This video release is now available for members only.

AFIO Now Video Release of Norman Roule, ODNI National Intelligence Manager, Iran, on Update on Iran and the Middle East

Interview of Monday, 1 July 2025 of Norman Roule, former National Intelligence Manager, Iran, ODNI; former Division Chief, CIA Operations Officer, Chief of Station. This special video release is now available to both members and non-members.

Speaker Remarks and Photos from the 2 May AFIO National IC Luncheon

On 2 May 2025, AFIO held its National IC Luncheon with speakers Michael Ellis, CIA Deputy Director, and David Cattler, Director, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.

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EVENTS

6
Aug
2025

1:30 PM

AFIO Las Vegas Chapter Membership Meeting & Briefing by Charles Kolodgy on “Project GUNMAN - a 1970s Espionage Incident.”

Windmill Library, 1st Floor Conference Room
7060 West Windmill Lane | Las Vegas, NV 89113

AFIO Nevada Chapter will hold its membership meeting and our guest briefer is Charles J. Kolodgy, Principal at Security Mindsets, LLC.  His topic is “PROJECT GUNMAN: How a 1970’s Espionage Incident is Relevant Today.” His presentation describes how the Soviets implanted bugs in electric typewriters used in the US Embassy in Moscow during the late 1970s-early 1980s. 

26
Aug
2025

11:30 AM

San Francisco Chapter Meeting Featuring Barry Eisler on The Art of the Craft: Power in Contemporary America

Basque Cultural Center
599 Railroad Ave | South San Francisco, CA 94080

Barry Eisler's novel discusses techno-feudal world of AI-controlled autonomous weapons systems, a secret Pentagon program Gotterdammerung, US arms race with China and an anarchist hacker. Drawing on his experiences from his time with the CIA and what he has learned about the craft of storytelling from over two decades as a novelist and screenwriter, Mr. Eisler will delve into post-partisan political reality: how is power acquired, expanded and exercised in contemporary America? 

26
Sep
2025

6:00 PM

AFIO-CIRA 50th Anniversary Celebration

Army-Navy Country Club, 5 Star Ballroom
1700 Army Navy Drive | Arlington, VA 22202

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Keynote Address: Susan M. Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. 

AFIO CIRA 05th Anniversary

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