Confirmed as the CIA’s first female director, Gina Haspel faces two immediate challenges

Published May 18, 2018 5:28pm ET



The Senate on Thursday confirmed career CIA officer Gina Haspel to lead the agency as its first female director. But for Haspel, who has been working as acting director since former CIA Director Mike Pompeo joined the State Department, there’s little time for celebration.

The new director faces two immediate challenges: how to organize her agency and how to employ its resources.

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