It's not intel, it's simple communication. A phone call from the Pentagon to the Capitol, or a courier, or any manner of acknowledgement would have worked.
"Hey, Curt, calm down- the Saddam trial will frame the Able Danger info perfectly- give it 2 weeks."
I live in Tampa, amd I know some Centcom brass.
Without going into too much detail,I can tell you first hand that Able Danger is not a popular topic among certain high ranking folks- one in particular told me that this was none of Weldon's business. Also, that they didn't know anything about Able Danger. I find that hard to believe since it was operated right out of Socom in MacDill.
I just shut my mouth and changed the subject. I believe that there are many many careers and reputations at stake here, and not all are Clinton era holdovers.