C.I.A. Officers and F.B.I. Agents, Meet Your New Partner: The Analyst

By SCOTT SHANE

MARCH 26, 2015

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John E. McLaughlin, a former deputy director and acting director of the C.I.A., at a news conference in 2004. “The role of the analyst who puts all the pieces together has become more critical, because there are just more pieces,” he said. CreditMark Wilson/Getty Images

Call it the revenge of the nerds, Washington-style. The gun-toting F.B.I.agent and the swashbuckling C.I.A. undercover officer are being increasingly called upon to share their clout, their budgets and even their Hollywood glamour with the humble, desk-bound intelligence analyst.