The Office of Public Affairs (OPA) advises the Director of the CIA and other senior leaders on media, public relations and communication matters. The OPA Director oversees the daily interaction with the media, the general public and the CIA’s workforce. OPA also manages the Agency’s cadre of speechwriters, who help prepare speeches and testimony for the Agency’s most senior leaders and write other communications for employees.
OPA is composed of three mission areas:
- Media Relations- Interacts with the press and the entertainment industry
- Public Communications- Manages public communications, including managing the CIA website content, organizing public events with CIA officials, distributing publications and responding to public inquiries
- Internal Communications- Employee communications, including the CIA Intranet
Whether you are an aspiring citizen preparing for the naturalization exam, a U.S. history or civics teacher or student, or just a patriotic American who wants to celebrate Constitution Day on September 17 or learn more about his or her country, you will enjoy our wide collection of civics and citizenship books, flash cards, pamphlets, DVDs, eBooks and more, many in English or in Spanish.
What better way is there to learn about citizenship and voting/elections process than by official Congressionally-authorized publications and products from the U.S. Government? You will find official publications and products about the U.S. Government in this GPO bookstore collection. Discover resources about the Constitution, the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship, as well as comprehensive and practical information designed to help new immigrants learn about the U.S. system of American government, U.S. Historical reference documents, such as the Public Papers of the Presidents series, and prepare for the U.S. Naturalization test.
Many products are available in English, Spanish, and Asian languages.
These official Federal Government books cover the strategic partnership between civil society and military organizations established to protect it.
It covers topics, such as civil society and democracy, political theory, societal conflicts, defense and security issues.
What are the Code of Federal Regulations also referred to as the CFRs?
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is an annual codification of the general and permanent rules of the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) in the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in the Federal Register. The purpose of the CFR is to present the official and complete text of agency regulations in one organized publication and to provide a comprehensive and convenient reference for all those who may need to know the text of general and permanent Federal regulations.
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The CFR is divided into 50 titles representing broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each Title is divided into chapters that are assigned to agencies issuing regulations pertaining to that broad subject area. Each chapter is divided into parts and each part is then divided into sections -- the basic unit of the CFR. Those interested in a specific topic, such as Telecommunications, need only purchase a specific volume or groups of volumes that pertain to the desired topic.
A full set of the CFR consists of approximately 200 volumes. The approximately 200 CFR volumes are revised at least once a year on a quarterly basis as follows:
- Titles 1 -- 16 as of January 1
- Titles 17 -- 27 as of April 1
- Titles 28 -- 41 as of July 1
- Titles 42 -- 50 as of October 1
The CFR is keyed to and kept up-to-date by the daily Federal Register. These two publications must be used together to determine the latest version of any given rule. When a Federal agency publishes a regulation in the Federal Register, that regulation usually is an amendment to the existing CFR in the form of a change, an addition, or a removal.
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