Senate confirms Ratcliffe to lead CIA, giving Trump second Cabinet member

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Senate confirms Ratcliffe to lead CIA, giving Trump second Cabinet member - Business Standard

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Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump's first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the CIA, the nation's premier spy agency.

At his Senate hearing last week, Ratcliffe said the CIA must do better when it comes to using technology such as artificial intelligence to confront adversaries including Russia and China.

The Senate has confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.