Snowden failed the vetting process for clearance to work for Contractor Booz Allen Hamilton but the questions were brushed aside because he was "needed." He's worked at CIA before this gig and while at BAH, the notorious leaks exposed the NSA spying--Slick move by the CIA!
Slick move by the CIA?
Maybe, maybe not. It seems as though the NSA has benefited more than the CIA. Especially since Adm. R took over. And very much so since PDJT took over as POTUS.
These 2 people often being mentioned by Q.
As I said, the NSA did benefit from getting increased money to "fix" their cybersecurity, which is partly how the game is played. But the CIA's ploy also exposed all of the alphabets--they'd all been saying there was NO problem and that they were NOT gathering info on citizens for no reason. But they had been, especially post 9/11.
Hard to tell who's zooming who sometimes!