http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003084854 By Tim Starks CQ Politics March 25, 2009 The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee signed on to a letter late last week questioning whether a former CIA director appointed by the nation’s spy chief should be allowed to keep his security clearance. Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein , D-Calif., signed the classified letter, written by Sen. Tom Coburn , R-Okla., raising questions about former CIA Director John M. Deutch, who in 2001 was prepared to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of mishandling government secrets before President Bill Clinton pardoned him. Dennis C. Blair , the director of national intelligence, appointed Deutch this year to an advisory panel reviewing spy satellite programs, which has recently concluded its work. Sources familiar with the letter said it was signed by all the Republican members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, as well as Democratic members Evan Bayh of Indiana and Bill Nelson of Florida, in addition to Feinstein. Coburn said Wednesday that the letter to Blair laid out “details of what happened” regarding Deutch’s “whole management” of the CIA and “significant breach” of security, referring to his storage of classified information on unsecured home computers, which drew a Justice Department investigation. “What signal does that send to people lower down?” Coburn said. As CIA director, George Tenet suspended Deutch’s security clearance, but Tenet’s successor, Gen. Michael V. Hayden , restored it in 2007. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Fri Mar 27 2009 - 00:04:03 PDT
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