"It was a network administrator's worst fear: a rogue program operating silently, poised to deliver operational plans into the hands of an unknown adversary," Mr. Lynn wrote.
By last month, that number had grown, as the CIA operators and military commandos who would execute a raid were read into developing operational plans.
"These are operational plans," the former official said.
However, you are still overseeing the business, setting goals and making operational plans.
"We do not comment on operational plans that may or may not come to pass," Deputy Inspector Chris Rising said.
Even so, the officials cautioned that there was no information that would provide fresh insights into the group's operational plans.
"There have been no operational plans or options presented to the White House," said the senior Pentagon official.
Fred Green, the chief executive of Canadian Pacific, said the quarterly results were an endorsement of the railway's management and their operational plans.
"But we have not attained what we wanted," he said, adding that operational plans were being drawn for a "game-changer" in the fight.
Instead, over the winter and early spring, firmer operational plans were made and the armed forces brought up to a greater state of readiness.
A spokesman for Glasgow 2014 said "costs can change" as operational plans for the Games develop.
