Any such briefing would come at a delicate time for Brennan.
One was held on Jan . 19and a further such briefing is tentatively set for Feb. 14.
Senior Congressional staff members were briefed Thursday by State Department officials about reports of summary executions by the Pakistani military, the second such briefing in several months.
It was the second such briefing Mr. Kerry had received as a presidential candidate, even though he was nominated by the Democratic Party only Wednesday.
At such briefing day, GNM shall inform Finalists of the criteria that the Final Features will be required to satisfy (e.g. minimum/maximum number of words, date submission of Final Feature is due).
A legislator who took part in one such briefing said afterward, according to a member of his staff, that he had heard nothing that caused him "to have any doubts" about the North Korean negotiations — "nothing that should cause a pause".
In one such briefing last year, lawmakers were told that Gen. Hyon Yong-chol, the defense minister, had been executed with an antiaircraft gun in Pyongyang, the North's capital, after dozing off during military events and second-guessing Mr. Kim's orders.
At such briefing day, GNM shall allocate topics and travel destinations to the Finalists and shall inform Finalists of the criteria that the Final Features will be required to satisfy (e.g. minimum/maximum number of words, date submission of Final Feature is due).
Mr. Bush had just concluded his first briefing on intelligence matters from an official with the Central Intelligence Agency, and another such briefing was scheduled for Wednesday, when Mr. Bush would also meet with Condoleezza Rice, who is destined to be named his national security adviser.
Friday's press conference was only the third such briefing during his whole term of office.
One such briefing took place on June 17, 2013 where Republican senators Lindsey Graham, John McCain, and Bob Corker; Republican representative Ed Royce; and Democratic Senator Bob Menendez were informed that the Taliban opened an office in Doha, and the US intended to "begin direct negotiations".
