Homeland Security To Reply to Rep. Slaughter

The Department of Homeland Security said in a letter today to Rep. Louise M Slaughter, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Rep. John Conyers Jr., Ranking Member of the Judicial Committee that they would gather documentation on Jeff Gannon/James Guckert to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request they made six weeks ago. The FOIA request was made asking for the release of "all information related to Jeff Gannon, his credentialing/security clearance to cover the White House, the White House's involvement in credentialing/clearing reporters, and Gannon's involvement in the leaking of a classified Central Intelligence Agency memo containing the identity of undercover agent Valerie Plame". In a letter released today, the Department of Homeland Security indicated that they would begin compiling documentation on Jeff Gannon in an effort to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request made six weeks ago by Rep. Louise M. Slaughter, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Rep. John Conyers, Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee.