M. E. (BETSY) HARRIGAN worked for the National Security Agency for 27 years in a variety of positions, including Somali linguist, technical editor, missile systems analyst, and manager of ELINT engineers and projects. At the time of her retirement, she was the Technical Director of the Defense Special Missile and Astronautics Center (DEFSMAC), a joint NSA/DIA organization and one of the most vital and proficient providers of intelligence information at the NSA complex. She lives near Tucson, Arizona, with her husband and two German Shorthaired Pointers.