U.S. INTELLIGENCE Congressman is now the new CIA director

Goss is the second congressman to lead the CIA.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an Oval Office ceremony, Porter Goss was sworn in today to head the CIA and lead an intelligence community which has faced intense criticism for failures and faulty information before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the Iraq war.
Goss, 65, moved to the CIA from Congress where he represented southwest Florida in the House since 1989. The Senate approved his nomination on a 77-17 vote Wednesday over protests from some Democrats who said he had too many Republican ties for a job that requires independence.
A former CIA and Army intelligence officer during the 1960s, Goss is only the second congressman to lead the CIA, following former president and House member George H.W. Bush. Accompanied by his wife, Mariel, and other family members, Goss was sworn in by White House chief of staff Andy Card as President Bush stood nearby.
Head of other agencies
In addition to serving as CIA director, Goss assumes the dual role as head of a loose confederation of 14 other agencies that make up the U.S. intelligence community.
Goss succeeds George Tenet, who caught many by surprise in June when he announced he'd resign after seven years, serving two administrations.
Should Democrat John Kerry be elected president, he would be expected to pick a different CIA director. Neither Kerry nor his running mate, Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., voted on the confirmation.