"Fast and Furious" Report Lays Blame on Five Officials, Poor Leadership

"From the outset, the case was marred by missteps, poor judgments, and an inherently reckless strategy," the report states.

Republican investigators pinned the failures of "Operation Fast and Furious" on five officials in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in a scathing joint congressional draft report issued Monday evening.

The 211-page draft report, obtained by The Hill, called on the Obama administration and the Senate to bolster the leadership of the ATF — which has been without a permanent director for six years — in order to move beyond the failed gun-tracking operation that led House Republicans to place Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress last month.