Referencing my posting on The Maxwell Curse -- I failed to note that Mort Zuckerman of the Daily News has been appointed to the board of this CIA proprietary, In-Q-Tel. Perhaps we now know why he can lose money constantly with the Daily News and not fold. I read somewhere, a long time ago, that Gloria Steinem had an affair with Mort Zuckerman and the she was also once a CIA asset or an agent-in-training. Anyone have any clues on that story?

Also, the name of Thomas Tripp occurs with In-Q-Tel ... but who is he, and does he have a connection to the famous Linda Tripp?

: Tenet Appoints New Executive Director

: The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), George J. Tenet,
: announced

: today the appointment of A.B. "Buzzy" Krongard to
: serve as

: Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

: The Executive Director is the third ranking position within
: the CIA

: and the incumbent functions essentially as the Chief Operating
: Officer

: of the Agency. For the past three years Mr. Krongard has
: served as Counselor

: to the DCI.

: In announcing Mr. Krongard?s selection, Director Tenet said:
: "The

: CIA and the nation are fortunate to have someone of Buzzy
: Krongard?s

: experience willing to help ensure that the management and
: operation

: of the Agency is as efficient and effective as possible. I
: have treasured

: his wise counsel and ?no-nonsense? businesslike views on how
: to address

: the challenges facing the Intelligence Community." Tenet
: added: "Buzzy is the perfect individual to build upon
: the successes we

: have had in recent years and to bring the management of the
: Agency to

: the next level of performance."

: A longtime consultant to DCIs, Mr. Krongard joined the Agency
: full

: time in February, 1998 following an extraordinary 29-year
: business career.

: Ms. Regina A. Genton ... has recently been selected to head up : a major office
: within the Agency?s Directorate of Science and Technology.

: Mr. Krongard will assume his new duties effective Monday
: March 26, 2001.