Washington (CNN) A government contractor was arrested in August for allegedly stealing top secret intelligence, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Martin worked at Booz Allen Hamilton as a contractor to the National Security Agency, according to a law enforcement source. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Carlin was speaking at a conference in Boston Wednesday when the news broke and confirmed the arrest. https://t.co/otgOwB5efm — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) October 5, 2016White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said President Barack Obama "takes quite seriously" the potential theft of top secret intelligence by a government contractor. The revelation was a "good reminder for all of us with security clearances about how important it is for us to protect sensitive national security information," Earnest said.

Source: CNN October 05, 2016 17:28 UTC