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The previous inspector general, Eleanor J. Hill

, was selected by President Bill Clinton in 1995. Hill served until 1999 and left a controversial legacy [see "Controversial Staffer Clouds 9/11 Probe," Aug. 5] that included charges by the Air Force and senior civilian-defense officials that she covered up the Clinton administration's involvement in decontrolling weapons-technology transfers to the People's Republic of China.

ISN'T THIS THE GAL WHO IS HEADING UP THE CONGRESS'S TERRORISM INVESTIGATION?

If you are correct, we need to start a massive stink.

ISN'T THIS THE GAL WHO IS HEADING UP THE CONGRESS'S TERRORISM INVESTIGATION?

Yes she is. She's been hired as a "committee staff head" by the DemocRATs on the Joint Intelligence committee. Scum slides easily from job to job in the bureaucracy.

Yes. OMG.

That is her. She is a partner in King & Spalding a law firm that is known for its support of Democrat causes than for any love for Republicans.

Some stupid Republican cretin (probably with the assistance of the head cretin Denny Hastert) allowed her to take over as Staff Director of the investigation undertaken by the House Permanent Select Subcommittee on Intelligence. You will note that all the failures of 9/11 are Republican failures!

Yes, she is. She left under a cloud of controversy. I couldn't believe the Republicans allowed her to head this thing.

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 30, 2002—King & Spalding today applauds Washington, D.C. partner Eleanor Hill’s selection yesterday by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to serve as the Staff Director for the bicameral, bi-partisan Joint Inquiry into the events related to the September 11 terrorist attacks. The Joint Inquiry is focusing on the role of U.S. intelligence in connection with the tragic events of September 11. Open and closed hearings are expected to begin in June.

"This is a tremendous compliment to Eleanor which recognizes her talents and experience, both at King & Spalding and previously in the executive and legislative branches of the federal government," stated King & Spalding Chairman Walter Driver, Jr. "We wish Eleanor the very best in her discharge of this important public service and we look forward to following the progress of the joint inquiry as it receives national and international attention."

While at King & Spalding, Hill has been a partner in the firm’s Special Matters & Government Investigations Practice Group. Prior to joining the firm, she served as Inspector General for the Department of Defense, having been nominated by President Clinton in 1995. From 1980 through 1995, Hill was associated with the U.S. Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Throughout her tenure with the Subcommittee, she served as principal advisor to former Senator Sam Nunn, former Chairman of the Subcommittee and current King & Spalding partner. From 1975 through 1980, Hill also served as a federal prosecutor, first as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and, subsequently, as a Special Attorney with the Organized Crime Section of the Department of Justice.

Hill continues King & Spalding’s tradition of public service.

Partner Larry D. Thompson was appointed in 2001 to serve as Deputy Attorney General of the U.S.

Partner Paul D. Clement was appointed in 2001 to serve as Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the U.S.

Partner William S. Duffey, Jr. was appointed in 2002 to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.

King & Spalding is a national law firm with more than 700 lawyers in Atlanta, Houston, New York and Washington, D.C. The firm represents over one-half of the Fortune 100. For each of the last ten years, King & Spalding has been ranked among the country's top 50 law firms by The American Lawyer.