U.S. Intelligence Chief Warns Against Budget Cuts



Intelligence Chief: Budget Cuts Threaten U.S. Safety -- USA Today

WASHINGTON — The nation's top intelligence official offered a blunt assessment Tuesday of forced federal budget cuts, saying the reductions "jeopardize our nation's safety and security.''

National Intelligence Director James Clapper said the projected loss of thousands of analysts and contractors ''may risk missing an early sign of an attack.''

In testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Clapper said the effects of the sequester are "already underway.''

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