WASHINGTON, July 29 (Xinhuanet) -- A senior US official said on Thursday that a working group created by President George W. Bush to study the 9/11 commission's recommendations is making "great progress".

    Bush, vacationing in Crawford, Texas, held once again a videoconference meeting of the working group on the day, White House spokesman Trent Duffy told reporters.

    Duffy declined to give details about the meeting, which is at least the third of its kind within this week.

    However, sources close to the meetings have said that presidential approval of some of the changes suggested by the commission could come by early next week.

    Aides were finishing draft versions to present to Bush, who would adopt some or all of them soon, local mass media quoted a senior administration official as reporting.

    The 10-member 9/11 Commission issued its final report on July 22. In its 567-page report, the commission offered some 40 items of recommendations, including the creation of a new intelligence center and Cabinet-level intelligence director.

    Under the suggestion, an intelligence-gathering center would bring a unified command to the more than dozen agencies that now collect and analyze intelligence.

    The Bush administration, pressed by Sept. 11 victims' families and by the opponent Democrat party, is trying to show its eagerness to deal with the politically sensitive issues.

    It was reported that members of the working group include WhiteHouse chief of staff Andy Card, Secretary of State Colin Powell, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, acting CIA Director John McLaughlin, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, FBI Director Robert Mueller and Attorney General John Ashcroft

    John Kerry, Bush's opponent in the ongoing presidential campaign, says Bush should implement the Sept. 11 Commission's proposals immediately. Kerry also wants the panel's life extended 18 months to ensure reforms are adopted. The panel is to formally dissolve on Aug. 26. Enditem