Why A 29-Year-Old Contractor Had Access To Government Secrets: Another question raised by the revelation of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is the federal government's growing use of contractors for things like defense and intelligence.
The Guardian reports that Snowden is a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA who has lately worked as a contractor for two companies — Dell and Booz Allen Hamilton. Booz Allen said that Snowden worked at the company for less than three months.
