CNN decided to withhold publication of this article until after the Super Bowl after government officials voiced concerns that publishing it prior to the game could jeopardize security for the event. A DHS official told CNN that areas for improvement identified in the draft reports had been addressed prior to Sunday's game and that the agency had "great confidence" in its preparedness.
"This exercise was a resounding success and was not conducted in response to any specific, credible threat of a bioterrorism attack," said Tyler Q. Houlton, an agency spokeswoman.
Juliette Kayyem, a former DHS official who now serves as a CNN contributor, said it was not surprising that the documents highlighted deficiencies.
She said such exercises are designed to expose gaps in planning and preparedness so that authorities "are better equipped if something bad were to happen."
Nonetheless, she said, the misplacement of the documents was "a really stupid thing."
"Who knows who else could have picked this up," she said.
"The biggest consequence of this mistake," Kayyem said, "may have less to do with terrorists knowing our vulnerabilities and more to do with confidence in the Department of Homeland Security. In the end, confidence in the federal government at a time of crisis is what the American public deserves."
TODAY'S COVER: The Giants win! ...the best Super Bowl commercial, that is https://t.co/21FcBvGTLk pic.twitter.com/EHPmM4ltfz
— New York Post (@nypost) February 5, 2018
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mornin' all..
Wha... there was a football game yesterday? Who won Man U or Chelsea?
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But who noticed the 30 seconds of black when there was supposed to be a commercial break? I would hate to be the operator who had to write up that discrepancy.
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But who noticed the 30 seconds of black when there was supposed to be a commercial break? I would hate to be the operator who had to write up that discrepancy.
I heard that was a commercial touting the major accomplishments of the current Administration over the past year.
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Stock market opened down another 300 points, currently only down 225.
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Oh, I had to look that Butler story up.
What the hell happened?
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Stock market opened down another 300 points, currently only down 225.
"only"
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Oh, I had to look that Butler story up.
What the hell happened?
reminds me of the overly-heavy-handed "coaching" of MacAdoo
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TBH, I'm only focusing on the stock market because not even a week ago was touting it as proof that HIS economy was booming.
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But who noticed the 30 seconds of black when there was supposed to be a commercial break? I would hate to be the operator who had to write up that discrepancy.
The Chair of the House Intelligence Conmittee everyone pic.twitter.com/foKelyWxeu
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) February 5, 2018
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Oh, I had to look that Butler story up.
What the hell happened?
reminds me of the overly-heavy-handed "coaching" of MacAdoo
That said, Belichick should be smarter than the 'doo
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TBH, I'm only focusing on the stock market because not even a week ago was touting it as proof that HIS economy was booming.
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Not even trying to hide the lies.The Chair of the House Intelligence Conmittee everyone pic.twitter.com/foKelyWxeu
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) February 5, 2018
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TBH, I'm only focusing on the stock market because not even a week ago was touting it as proof that HIS economy was booming.
Same.
Oh and also 401(K) type stuff.
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TBH, I'm only focusing on the stock market because not even a week ago was touting it as proof that HIS economy was booming.
Same.
Oh and also 401(K) type stuff.
yeah - those two things are what I was thinking of too when I made my comment.
Markets are looking ... interesting. How worried should we be? I'd say that a number of asset classes look richly priced, but not on a par with recent bubbles. 1/
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) February 5, 2018
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Gee - why do Philly fans have suck a bad reputation?
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Ya know, I associate "dilly dilly" with pickles.
Not making me want to try the beer, guys.
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Ya know, I associate "dilly dilly" with pickles.
Not making me want to try the beer, guys.
Bud Light is beer?
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Ya know, I associate "dilly dilly" with pickles.
Not making me want to try the beer, guys.
Bud Light is beer?
In the same way that McNuggets are "chicken"
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Ya know, I associate "dilly dilly" with pickles.
Not making me want to try the beer, guys.
Bud Light is beer?
In the same way that McNuggets are "chicken"
Makes me want to have a movement.
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Ya know, I associate "dilly dilly" with pickles.
Not making me want to try the beer, guys.
Bud Light is beer?
In the same way that McNuggets are "chicken"
Makes me want to have a movement.
bowel?
Eagles fans have seen their team win a Super Bowl so they can die in peace. pic.twitter.com/RtogCHZmVL
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) February 5, 2018
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You know what? Fuck Tide Pods.
I just made a cake, and I LICKED THE BEATERS.
<-- TriSec dies.
Who else caught a drunk Kevin Hart on NFL Network? pic.twitter.com/JXGv9cKbEn
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) February 5, 2018
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You know what? Fuck Tide Pods.
I just made a cake, and I LICKED THE BEATERS.
<-- TriSec dies.
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You know what? Fuck Tide Pods.
I just made a cake, and I LICKED THE BEATERS.
<-- TriSec dies.
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