LETTER TO GEORGE TENET FROM PORTER J. GOSS RE UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURES OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

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• Case Number: F-2008-01274
• Publication Date: August 24, 1999

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE
ON INTELUGENCE
WASHINGTON, CC 20515-6415
The Honorable George Tenet
Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Tenet:
August 24, 1999
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JOHN L MILLIE, STAFF DIRECTOR
PATRICE I. MURRAY, CHIEF COUNSEL
WOOS. W. siie prr. DEMOCRATIC COUNSEL
We very much appreciate your interest in miring action against unauthorized disclosures
of classified information and invite you or your representatives to participate in two committee
hearings on this subject. Our first hearing, which will focus on the present process for
investigating and prosecuting leaks, will be held on Wednesday, September 22nd, from 2 to 4
p.m. in Room H-405 of the Capitol and will be closed.
For this first hearing, we ask that you or your designee describe the damage to national
security caused by recent leaks, and then describe the referral and investigative process at CIA
for such leaks. We plan to invite the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation to describe their parts in that process as well. Our purpose in
this first hearing is to understand the present process for responding to unauthorized disclosUres
and why it has not led to identifying those thought to be responsible for such disclosures and
their prosecution.
At a second hearing, which we plan to hold early next year, our committee would like to
examine specific measures that could be taken to address the problems raised in our first hearing.
Such measures could include the installation of new technology and procedures for tagging and
auditing classified information; the wider use of specific-point polygraphs and other tools in the
investigation of specific leaks; and the possibility of other civil and criminal remedies for these
leaks. Our purpose in this second hearing is to provide a basis for appropriate action against
leaks in the budget and legislative package for fiscal year 2001.
We ask that written statements for the hearing on September 22nd be received no less
than two days before the date of the hearing, or September 20th. Oral statements should last no
longer than 30 minutes in total. Speaking time may be allocated among the witnesses as the lead
witness sets fit, so long as the Committee is notified in advance as to the order of testimony.
Any questions regarding this request may be directed to Tom Newcomb or Christine
Healey, at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Porter J. Goss TII. C. Dixon
Chairman king Democrat
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