Former intelligence officers Sims and Gerber (Georgetown U.) introduce 13 essays by practitioners and scholars in the field that treat America's counterintelligence challenges posed by lack of a strong strategic vision, bureaucratic rigidity, and technological change. The evolving role of state and local law enforcement in homeland security, protection of civil liberties, and lessons from the past are among the issues addressed. Published in cooperation with the Center for Peace and Security Studies and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown U., this volume is a follow-up to Transforming U.S. Intelligence, 2006. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)