The CIA announced it will discontinue the World Factbook, a free online resource providing regularly updated statistics and information about countries worldwide. Used by millions including journalists and academics, the Factbook originated as a classified WWII program and became publicly available in 1975. The CIA provided no specific reason for the closure, though the Trump administration has been cutting government programs and CIA staff, including offering buyouts to all CIA employees and planning to eliminate approximately 1,200 additional positions.
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