Testimony of David Walker, Comp. Gen. of the U.S. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the FBI needed to refocus its efforts to investigate those attacks and to detect and prevent possible future attacks. To do this the FBI has taken steps to change its priorities and sought to transform itself to more effectively address the potential terrorist threats. This testimony addresses the FBI's: progress in updating its strategic plan; develop. of a strategic human capital plan; realign. of staff resources to priority areas; reallocation of staff resources from its drug prog.; efforts to recruit and hire new personnel to address critical staffing needs; efforts to enhance its training prog.; and implementation of new invest. authorities and to help protect individual civil liberties.

This new book from Richard Posner brings the story up to date. He argues that the emerging structure of that reformed intelligence system-heavily influenced by the report of another commission on the intelligence failure related to Saddam Hussein's abandonment of weapons of mass destruction-is excessively centralized and will not be effective. Posner brings light to the issues at hand and offers solutions.