I for one am glad about all the press this incident is getting. It shows that contrary to what the FAA talking heads might be saying, there are some significant staffing issues out there.
Combine this article with the recent NTSB release about the Comair accident at LEX and it highlights the FAA short coming even more.
I have heard plenty of stories about management run amok at the FAA, particularly within the ATC ranks. I know at least 5 controllers that have or are counting down the days until they can take early retirement (one just retired at my base airport).
It's only going to get worse unless there's some sort of high level intervention, and soon.