SENATE DELAYS 4,500 MILITARY PROMOTIONS.Byline: John Diamond Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Miffed miff n. 1. A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff. 2. A petty quarrel or argument; a tiff. tr.v. miffed, miff·ing, miffs To cause to become offended or annoyed. that the secretary of defense would not testify at his panel's hearing on reforming the CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). , Sen. Arlen Specter Arlen "Phil" Specter (born February 12 1930) is a United States Senator from Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Republican Party, and was first elected in 1980. Biography Early life and career , R-Pa., has put a hold on hundreds of military promotions, including the entire graduating class of the U.S. Naval Academy. Through his office, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee formally notified the Pentagon of his action Friday. But because the legislative hold has been in effect all week, the Senate Armed Services Committee The term Armed Services Committee could refer to:
``We're being stonewalled by the Department of Defense on testifying on our proposed legislation,'' Specter said in a telephone interview. ``These holds are a traditional way of getting the attention of the Department of Defense.'' Intelligence Committee staffers have since communicated with Sandra Stuart, assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs, and may be able to work out a truce. Defense Secretary William J. Perry declined last month to testify before the intelligence committee. His spokesman, Kenneth Bacon, said Friday that Perry is willing to testify before a joint hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee. Specter's intent was to block only the most senior nominations. |
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