Monday, Nov. 15, 1999

Dulles Out

By Melissa August, Harriet Barovick, Val Castronovo, Tam Gray, Desa Philadephia, Julie Rawe, Hope Reeves and Chris Taylor

CIA GETS A NEW REP Remember how the CIA used to be a covert operation? Well, the spooks are a lot more cordial than in the cold war days. Not only does the CIA website have games for kids, but the agency's also getting into e-tail--a 1996 map of Iraq costs $7. Last month Langley played host to its first-ever gala premiere, for the TV movie In the Company of Spies, where CIA head George Tenet rubbed shoulders with actor Tom Berenger (center, with his wife). Next month the agency's new venture-capital firm, In-Q-It (the Q refers to James Bond's gadgetmaker), plans to set up shop in Silicon Valley to provide seed money to techno-geeks with intelligence ideas. Does George Bush know about this?