Midday Roundup: NSA gate-crashers stole car, took wrong turn

Lapse in judgment. The two men who crashed through the front gate of the National Security Agency (NSA) Monday had stolen a car after a wild night in a hotel, The Washington Post reported. Authorities believe the men took a wrong turn and didn’t fully realize what they were doing when they refused to stop at the entrance to Fort Meade. Security officers at the gate opened fire on the men. One was killed and the other injured. An NSA officer was also injured. The NSA has released few details about the altercation, but the agency insists it was a random case of poor judgment, not a coordinated attack.

Cockpit buddy system. The French aviation agency BEA is re-examining flight procedures to determine what could have prevented the crash of a Germanwings flight last week. Psychological screening for pilots, cockpit entry rules, and the locks on the cockpit doors are all subject to change after co-pilot Andreas Lubitz locked the captain out of the cockpit and intentionally crashed a plane with 150 people on board. Last week, several airlines and the European aviation agency announced they now recommend having two people in the cockpit at all times. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration already has such a requirement for flights within, to, and from the United States.

Most important meal of the day. A mid-afternoon Egg McMuffin? Yes, please. McDonald’s began testing an all-day breakfast menu Monday, making certain items available after 11 a.m. in the San Diego area. The move is an effort to find ways to boost the fast-food chain’s lagging sales. Slate reports the McDonald’s breakfast menu doesn’t suffer from the same image shame as its burgers and fries. But serving breakfast all day will make more work for employees who have to fit the extra food on the restaurant’s small grills, the reason the company cites for not making the change sooner.

Recaptured. A suspected bank robber is back in police custody after he escaped a Virginia hospital earlier today. Wossen Assaye, 42, overpowered a guard, stole the guard’s gun, and carjacked a silver Toyota sedan to flee INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va. Assaye is suspected in 12 bank robberies in northern Virginia. He was in the hospital after attempting suicide while in jail in Alexandria, Va.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.