CRAWFORD, Texas, July 29 (AFP) - US President George W. Bush on Thursday led a meeting of senior officials debating the recommendations of the commission that investigated the September 11, 2001 attacks, a White House spokesman said.
The discussion, held by videoconference while president was on his nearby ranch, lasted approximately an hour, Trent Duffy told reporters.
"They are making progress. They are preparing recommendations and directives and actions the president can take" both unilaterally and in conjunction with the US Congress, said the spokesman.
The spokesman declined to say when Bush would take action.
The commission has recommended a number of actions to fill the gaps that left the United States vulnerable to the terrorist strikes on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.
Bush's Democratic White House rival, Senator John Kerry, has embraced the panel's findings.