1.   As with life, some is tedious to varying degrees, though important to understanding what a case officer does.

2.   A CIA official argued that the guidelines serve to protect CIA case officers from second-guessing if they recruit an agent who later emerges as a human rights violator.

3.   After the speech, case officers in the Latin American division began wearing black armbands to show solidarity with the fired officials.

4.   Agency officials and outside lawyers who handle cases against the agency said Sterling was the first black case officer to file a racial discrimination suit against the agency.

5.   But because professional case officers almost always work under diplomatic cover and have diplomatic immunity, they are quickly released.

6.   Case officers were told not to take actions that could offend friendly nations, and even former adversaries such as Russia.

7.   Failing this, Bradford said, the person could appeal to the IRS case officer, in this instance John Lee.

8.   Fifteen other women who have taken other jobs in recent years will return to the position of case officer, the most prestigious job in the Directorate of Operations.

9.   In addition to officers from the Special Activities Division and the Counterterrorism Center, other CIA case officers are also playing more traditional intelligence roles in the region.

10.   In October, Vladimir, his KGB case officer there, warned him that the CIA knew it had been penetrated.