Word: woolsey
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...been speculation about such a move, but until now no confirmation that Clinton is weighing it. He is well aware of the criticism of National Security Adviser Tony Lake (too weak), Secretary of State Warren Christopher (too diffident), Defense Secretary Les Aspin (too disorganized) and CIA Director Jim Woolsey (invisible). Names of replacements -- often surprising -- have been discussed in the White House...
Fred Woodruff was just another diplomat until he died. But when CIA director James Woolsey flew to Tbilisi to collect his body last week, it was not hard to deduce that Woodruff was actually a U.S. spy. His death dramatized America's increasing involvement in the volatile remnants of the old Soviet empire. As Washington tries to boost its ties with these disorderly states, even to mediate their conflicts with Russia, Woodruff's slaying raises a sharp warning: these lands are increasingly chaotic, and chaos has its perils...
...space ventures. Dennis DeConcini, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, noted bitterly that Congress had struggled to trim about $1.3 billion out of intelligence appropriations this year only to see almost that much blown away in the accident. Even before the explosion happened, CIA Director Jim Woolsey wanted $1 billion added to the $27.5 billion intelligence budget for 1994, but that will now be a tougher sell in Congress -- the extra money is earmarked for more space equipment...
WASHINGTON -- CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR R. James Woolsey wants to save his budget -- and he's willing to do a little high-tech showing off to accomplish it. In a closed-door session with members of Congress, he divulged the breathtaking power of America's expensive spy satellites. He revealed, among other things, that U.S. satellites carry 20 sorts of sensors, including electronic eavesdropping equipment that can pick up virtually any individual on-the-ground conversation...
...Woolsey is proposing an overhaul, a consolidation of the satellite programs that would combine several kinds of instruments on one platform. The innovation would save money in the long run but cost a lot in the short run. To pay for it, Woolsey has been lobbying congressional committees for a $900 million increase in the national intelligence budget of about $28 billion. Senator DeConcini says Woolsey is making a "tremendous push" for a budget increase this year, "but that's hard to do without the Soviet threat." The argument that intelligence agencies now need more money...