"Joining Instagram is another way we're sharing CIA's stories and recruiting talented Americans to serve here," CIA press secretary Timothy Barrett said. "Through the account, we'll give a peek into Agency life, but we can't promise any selfies from secret locations. We're looking to spark the curiosity of Instagram's users about the many ways CIA's global mission has us going where others cannot go and doing what others cannot do.

"/> The agency's first post captioned, "I spy with my little eye..." challenges its now 1,800 and counting followers to try and spot the items on the messy desk that are symbolic to the CIA. For example, the clock is set to 8:46 a.m., which is the time the first tower was hit on 9/11, and the star on the desk is a replica of those given to families of fallen officers.