-Caveat Lector- House panel steamed at CIA's lack of cooperation By Tanya N. Ballard The director of the Central Intelligence Agency declined to testify before a joint committee hearing Wednesday that explored the agency's lack of responsiveness to congressional inquiries from outside the House and Senate intelligence committees. Rep. Stephen Horn, R-Calif., chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, held Wednesday's joint hearing with the International Relations Committee in response to what he termed a "contemptuous act" by the CIA. The CIA refused to respond to a General Accounting Office survey of computer security policies at all of the government's classified computer systems. Horn's subcommittee commissioned the survey. "Every federal agency except the CIA responded to the survey," Horn said. The subcommittee agreed to allow the CIA to respond in a closed executive session, but the agency reneged on its promise to show up just days before the meeting was to take place, Horn said. The CIA has pointed to a recent change in House rules as the basis for not cooperating with congressional inquiries other than those received from the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Horn said. The rule states that oversight of the CIA's "sources and methods" falls exclusively to the House and Senate intelligence committees. Horn argued that his subcommittee also has jurisdiction over the CIA because it is charged with overseeing government-wide computer security efforts. Full story: http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0701/071901t1.htm <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
