He said not doing so changed it from a "civilian to a clandestine service."

The agency's clandestine service, where the spies work, would become a separate organization.

"These guys were not the underground people," he said, referring to the agency's clandestine services officers.

And the reputation of the nation's clandestine service has taken another crushing blow.

Some clandestine services may have additional capabilities for operations or support.

Significantly, the panel is headed by an official outside the agency's clandestine service.

Some members of the agency's clandestine service take a different view.

The alternative is to start from scratch and build a completely different clandestine service.

"How much do you know about the reorganization of our former clandestine services, sir?"

And the clandestine service cannot be seen doing nothing when a certain dictator is driving the President crazy.