Bush Hails Intelligence Reform
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President Bush said Saturday his newly enacted changes in the nation's intelligence community will "improve America's ability to find, track and stop dangerous terrorists," while Democratic critics said the election-season moves fall short of what is needed.
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President Bush yesterday expanded the powers of the CIA director and established a National Counterterrorism Center, responding to recommendations
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After clearing the House of Representatives, landmark legislation to revamp the US intelligence network heads for an expected approval in the Senate before President George W. Bush signs it into law.
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President Bush says he will consider all kinds of ideas to reform the nation&#39;s intelligence community, including the sweeping plan put forward by a key senator.
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US President George W Bush has signed legislation setting up the biggest overhaul of US intelligence agencies in half a century and creating a new director of national intelligence
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Under election-year pressure,  President Bush said on Wednesday he supported giving "full  budgetary authority" to a new national intelligence director  after initially balking at the recommendation of the Sept. 11  commission.
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President Bush pressed the U.S.  Congress on Monday to renew the anti-terrorism law as he  officially welcomed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who was  confirmed despite accusations he sanctioned torture of  terrorism suspects.
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WASHINGTON - US President George Bush signed executive orders Friday giving the director of the Central Intelligence Agency greater powers to oversee all aspects of US intelligence activities, the White House announced.
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WASHINGTON - The House last night passed the first major reform of intelligence operations in half a century, clearing the way for Senate passage today and giving the White House a major political victory.
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President Bush said today he would consider giving a proposed new national intelligence director authority over the budgets of intelligence activities that are currently spread
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President Bush had a nearly hour-long secure video teleconference with Iraqi leaders on Monday and came away impressed and reassured by the progress they're making on political, security and economic reforms, the White House said.
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President Bush stepped up pressure on Congress on Saturday to approve an overhaul of the nation&#39;s intelligence operations, just two days before lawmakers return to try again to approve the reforms.
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President Bush on Friday signed the largest overhaul of U.S. intelligence-gathering in a half century, aiming to transform a system designed for Cold War threats so it can deal effectively with the post-Sept. 11 scourge of terrorism.
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The U.S. Congress approved the  biggest overhaul of U.S. intelligence agencies in over 50 years  on Wednesday, sending the bill that creates a new director of  national intelligence demanded after Sept. 11 to President  Bush.
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President Bush said on Thursday he  earned "political capital" from the 59 million people who voted  for him and will use it to advance a broad agenda that includes  protecting America and reforming the intelligence community,  the tax code and Social Security.
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WASHINGTON - Amid a heated election-year debate on intelligence reform, President Bush signed executive orders Friday strengthening the powers of the CIA director and establishing a new national counterterrorism center.    The moves will "improve our ability to find, track and stop terrorists," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said...
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President Bush on Friday signed  legislation authorizing the biggest overhaul of U.S.  intelligence agencies in more than 50 years and creating a new  director of national intelligence demanded after the Sept. 11,  2001, attacks.