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Tenet ended the program because the agency could not work out its practical details.
Porter Goss Restarted Program Porter Goss, who replaced Tenet in 2005, restarted the program.
By the time Michael Hayden succeeded Goss as CIA chief in 2006 the effort was again flagging because of practical challenges.
Panetta Closed Program CIA Director Leon Panetta drove the final stake into the effort in June after learning about the program.
He called an emergency meeting with the House and Senate Intelligence committees the next day, informing lawmakers about the program and saying that as vice president Dick Cheney had directed the CIA not to inform Congress about the operation.
Dennis Blair Comments Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair defended Panetta's decision to cancel the program.
He said the plan had raised serious questions among intelligence officials about its "effectiveness, maturity and the level of control."
But Blair broke with some Democrats in Congress by asserting that the CIA did not violate the law when it failed to inform lawmakers about the secret program until last month.
Blair said agency officials may not have been required to notify Congress about the program, though he believes they should have done so.
He said, "It was a judgment call."
Blair said, "We believe in erring on the side of working with the Hill as a partner."
