3-4-96. WSJ: "U.S. Commission Recommends Staff Cuts at Intelligence Agencies." The most numerous cuts would be at the CIA, DIA and NSA. Former Sen. Warren Rudman said the super-secret NSA, which conducts various forms of electronic eavesdropping abroad, was most in need of a cut that could provide money for new computer-related technology and bring in people with new technical skills. 3-3-96. NYT: "Spy Pablum." [Editorial] After a year of study and high public expectations, the commission stepped up to this promising moment with all the spine of a rag doll. There is nothing radical about its report, which is precisely its problem. When it comes to the larger picture of just what kind of intelligence network America needs now that the cold war is over, and whether some agencies ought to be combined or eliminated altogether, the commission lacks imagination and courage. PAB_lum