WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Bush administration official whose department
had government workers pose as journalists in a news conference has been dropped from a planned new job as media chief for the top U.S. spy agency.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said on Monday that John Philbin, who until last week was external affairs director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
would not be taking up a similar job with the intelligence office.
"Mr. Philbin is not, nor is he scheduled to be, the director of public affairs for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence," the office said in a written statement.