Booz Allen Hamilton, his employer, moved Martin to a new contract position working for the Defense Department, which was the post he held when he was arrested in August, the officials said. The nature of the disagreements that prompted NSA officials to request that Booz Allen remove Martin from the agency couldn't be learned. Spokesmen for the NSA, Booz Allen, the Pentagon and an attorney for Martin all declined to comment on his employment. The officials say Martin's removal from the NSA contract did not affect his security clearance. US intelligence officials are now scrutinizing Martin's work history and whether the nature of his removal at NSA should have prevented him from getting a new position that required a security clearance.

Source: CNN October 06, 2016 22:10 UTC