--- description: Buckley had served as the intelligence agency's internal watchdog for more than four years title: CIA Inspector General to Resign image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2e282c353d15ef2/69877848e20a876c63a84558/487449385.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [National Security](/tag/national-security/) ## National Security Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # CIA Inspector General David Buckley to Resign by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2015 8:28 AM CUT  Central Intelligence Agency Inspector General David Buckley testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the lessons learned about intelligence and information sharing after the Boston Marathon bombings April 30, 2014 in Washington, DC. Central Intelligence Agency Inspector General David Buckley testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about the lessons learned about intelligence and information sharing after the Boston Marathon bombings April 30, 2014 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 6, 2015 8:28 AM CUT CIA inspector general David Buckley, who served as the agency’s watchdog for over four years, [will resign](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/05/us-usa-cia-inspector-exclusive-idUSKBN0KE1BO20150105 "undefined") at the end of this month. According to a CIA statement released Monday, Buckley is leaving to “pursue an opportunity in the private sector,” Reuters reports. Buckley had most recently investigated a dispute between the CIA and Congress over records of the agency’s detention and interrogation program, but officials on both sides said his resignation had no connection to politics or his work as inspector general. CIA director John Brennan said that during his tenure, Buckley had “demonstrated independence, integrity, and sound judgment in promoting efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability.” \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/05/us-usa-cia-inspector-exclusive-idUSKBN0KE1BO20150105 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3655198/cia-david-buckley-inspector-general-resignation/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3655198/cia-david-buckley-inspector-general-resignation/"},"headline":"CIA Inspector General David Buckley to Resign","datePublished":"2015-01-06T08:28:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:18:35.643Z","description":"Buckley has served as the intelligence agency's internal watchdog for more than four years","url":"https://time.com/3655198/cia-david-buckley-inspector-general-resignation/","keywords":["National Security","Congress","CIA","Dianne Feinstein"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2e282c353d15ef2/69877848e20a876c63a84558/487449385.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2e282c353d15ef2/69877848e20a876c63a84558/487449385.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Senate Holds Hearing On Lessons Learned From Boston Marathon Bombings","caption":"Senate Holds Hearing On Lessons Learned From Boston Marathon Bombings","creditText":"Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/national-security/","name":"National Security"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3655198/cia-david-buckley-inspector-general-resignation/","name":"CIA Inspector General David Buckley to Resign"}}]}] ```