Bush administration clearly briefed all the media involved, especially NYT and Wash Post. These guys had way too many details, which they got from off-the-record briefings from CIA/Homeland/FBI, etc.
I agree that Homeland had to raise the alert. But they gave out way too many details, which helped to cement their credibility. But the flipside, the cost of that is that many of the potential operations were comprimised.
Too many details? Depends. ... The claim that "many of the potential operations were comprimised" is IMHO pure and unsubstantiated speculation.