Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton asserts that 85 percent of the 29 recommendations for stronger embassy security are on track to be finished by March.
Eric Boswell and two other officials have resigned today following the release of a damning report on the state of security at the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya.
Misplaced trust in local militias and inadequate fire and physical protections are to blame for the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi that killed four Americans, according to an investigative panel.
In response to the September attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, the Senate has passed a measure to add 1,000 Marines to embassy security forces, nearly doubling the size of the force in 130 countries.