08/03/07

The President briefs the press as Director Mueller looks on.

President Attends Intelligence Briefing at FBI Headquarters

On Friday, President Bush and several other top government officials visited FBI Headquarters for a high-level intelligence community briefing hosted by the Bureau on national security issues. 

The topics of discussion ran the national security gamut:  terrorism threat updates, countermeasures, student visas, homeland security, intelligence reform progress, and cyber initiatives.  During the visit, the President also met with the press, talking about the need to “close intelligence gaps” and saying that everyone “around the table” understood there was “no higher duty than protecting the American people.” 

At the briefing, representatives from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, CIA, National Security Agency, Department of Defense, and Department of State shared the actions their agencies are taking to protect the nation.