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Goss Told to Build Up Other Staffs, Too
By Walter Pincus and Dana Priest
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, November 24, 2004; Page A04
... Bush has ordered CIA Director Porter J. Goss to increase by 50 percent the number of qualified CIA clandestine operators and intelligence analysts, an ambitious step that would mean the hiring and training of several thousand new personnel in coming years.
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In addition to calling for such a reorganization, the 9/11 commission had also urged strong increases in the number of clandestine officers, intelligence analysts and language specialists, as had the Senate and House intelligence committees.
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The 50 percent increases he called for \"are huge,\" requiring a new training facility \"and even more aggressive recruiting, or lowering the quality of people,\" a former CIA official involved in the recruiting effort said.
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By Walter Pincus and Dana Priest
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, November 24, 2004; Page A04
... Bush has ordered CIA Director Porter J. Goss to increase by 50 percent the number of qualified CIA clandestine operators and intelligence analysts, an ambitious step that would mean the hiring and training of several thousand new personnel in coming years.
....
In addition to calling for such a reorganization, the 9/11 commission had also urged strong increases in the number of clandestine officers, intelligence analysts and language specialists, as had the Senate and House intelligence committees.
....
The 50 percent increases he called for \"are huge,\" requiring a new training facility \"and even more aggressive recruiting, or lowering the quality of people,\" a former CIA official involved in the recruiting effort said.
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