The announcement posted to the CIA’s website offered no reason for the decision to end the Factbook, but it follows a vow from Director John Ratcliffe to end programs that don’t advance the agency’s core missions.

The CIA says it’s also using “centralized vendor vetting” and a “streamlined IT authorization process” to speed up acquisitions.

The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.

Norway informed ⁠the CIA ​about the incident, prompting at ​least two ⁠visits by Pentagon and White House officials, the report ⁠said. People familiar with the test said ⁠the results did not prove U.S. diplomats and spies were targeted by a foreign adversary, though they showed pulsed-energy devices can ⁠affect human biology.

A pioneering Cold War-era spy plane sits at the entrance to CIA headquarters, prompting a painstaking effort to preserve an aircraft that once flew 80,000 feet above Soviet missile sites.

Attorneys for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed requests for records retained by U.S. intelligence agencies that could reflect an affiliation with the CIA.

EXCLUSIVE: CBS has unveiled the first trailer for the new FBI spinoff series, CIA, starring Tom Ellis and Nick Gehlfuss as odd couple partners in fighting crime, which can be found above. CIA premieres February 23 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, following a new episode of FBI.

FBI's Alana De La Garza and Missy Peregrym are set to guest-star in the CIA spinoff — plus, more casting news!