An agency spokesman, Bill Harlow, declined on Friday to address the Senate criticism.

A C.I.A. spokesman, Bill Harlow, declined to comment on his agency's role in the matter.

"The notion that our human rights guidelines are an impediment to fighting terrorism is simply wrong," said the agency's spokesman, Bill Harlow.

A White House spokesman, Bill Harlow, said: "Obviously we're concerned over the incident.

A spokesman for the C.I.A., Bill Harlow, said the agency would not comment.

Bill Harlow, a spokesman for the agency, denied that the security personnel had ever asked to search the computer hard drives in Ms. Toensing's offices.

That was "something that would be difficult to say" under oath, said the agency spokesman, Bill Harlow.

The C.I.A. has received a handful of checks, said an agency spokesman, Bill Harlow.

"It's quite a significant contribution - in people and cost involved," said Bill Harlow, a White House spokesman.

Bill Harlow wanted $100,000 to rent his four-bedroom suburban home.