President George W. Bush has chosen Rep. Porter Goss, head of the House intelligence committee, to be the new director of the CIA, it was learned Tuesday. A senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Bush planned to announce the selection of Goss later Tuesday during a White House appearance. Goss, a Republican from Florida, has been mentioned prominently in speculation about a successor to departed CIA Director George Tenet, according to a report of the Associated Press.
