At NSA, a leadership vacuum and staff cuts threaten operations and morale

A combination of strains are threatening morale and even long-term capabilities at the National Security Agency, former U.S. national security officials and others with knowledge of changes there told Nextgov/FCW. Among them are leadership gaps, program cuts, buyouts, and the government shutdown that has furloughed workers.The Pentagon's top signals-intelligence agency has been without a permanent leader since Gen. Timothy Haugh was unexpectedly fired in April, and