Did The Obama Administration National Security Plan During The Shutdown Put The Country At Risk?

Shutdown misstep: How Obama Administration Plan Put Country At Risk -- Anita Kumar, McClatchy Washington

WASHINGTON — It may be one of the most serious missteps of the federal government shutdown.

After weeks of planning, the nation’s spy chief sent home nearly three-quarters of the workers at the government’s intelligence agencies when faced with the partial shutdown. The move, James Clapper later admitted himself, put the United States at greater risk of terrorist attacks. He then reversed course and brought thousands of employees back to work.

A review by McClatchy finds that lawmakers, former intelligence officials and national security experts say they were shocked that the administration furloughed the bulk of federal workers at 16 intelligence agencies, many of them tasked with the most important job in the government: safeguarding lives.

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My Comment: From my vantage point it appears that they did not even have a plan. It was all done on an ad hoc basis.