Top National Security Posts Sit Empty

“Before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, nearly half of the federal government’s Senate-confirmed top national security jobs sat empty, making the United States more vulnerable, the 9/11 Commission found. Two decades later, the situation — by at least one measure — is worse,” the New York Times reports.

“Only 26 percent of President Biden’s choices for critical Senate-confirmed national security posts have been filled… Immediately before the 2001 attacks, 57 percent of key national security positions were occupied.”