1.   Another naval aviator seen as a contender is Adm. Jay L. Johnson, who took over as vice chief from Prueher and is now acting Navy chief.

2.   Aziz Ahmed, acting chief of the UNHCR, declined to comment on the possible accommodation problems.

3.   Bobby Baker, acting chief of the political programming branch of the Federal Communications Commission, said that at a minimum taglines must be legible.

4.   But last year, Trulock lost his job as chief of intelligence at the Energy Department, and was demoted to acting deputy chief.

5.   John Ryan, acting RTC chief, said he never told Breslaw that he would like to be able to say Whitewater caused no losses at Madison.

6.   Last year, Trulock was removed as chief of intelligence at the Energy Department and given his current position as acting deputy chief of intelligence.

7.   Laura Snow, acting chief of public affairs for the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, said agency officials would not comment on the malfunction.

8.   She served as acting deputy chief of station in Caracas, where she talked a Soviet-bloc official into working for the CIA.

9.   Tatyana Paramonova, acting chief of the central bank, predicted that there would be better coordination between the bank and the Economics and Finance Ministries.

10.   These issues are complex, but they must be addressed, says Elizabeth Thomson, acting chief of the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Branch of the NCHGR.