It sure does. I can't think of any other rational explanation. While the fact that someone in government knew Atta was already here would cause ripples it wouldn't have caused a tidal wave. If proof emerges that they covered up the fact that Atta had been ID'd, bar the door Katie.
It has been reported that their are no official transcripts of the 9-11 Omission testimony before the Commission. Likewise, reports state that depositions by staffers etc. produced no recorded transcripts.
So, following the lead of the Omission Commission, So What! that Lt. Col. Shaffer and Capt. Phillpott have no documentation. Neither does the Commission beyond the book sold in the fiction section at Border.