The Air Force has determined that Booz Allen Hamilton is not responsible for the disclosure of government secrets by former employee Edward Snowden, a spokesman said Thursday.
The Air Force has determined that Booz Allen Hamilton is not responsible for the disclosure of government secrets by former employee Edward Snowden, a spokesman said Thursday.
“At this time, we have no indication of any wrongdoing on the part of the Booz Allen Hamilton corporation,” said Lt. Col. John Dorrian, an Air Force spokesman.
Booz Allen has faced scrutiny since the recent disclosure that Snowden accessed information on classified National Security Agency programs while working for the contractor.
The company has faced allegations of improper contracting behavior in the past, including last year when the Air Force temporarily suspended a division of the company. Booz Allen had hired a Pentagon official who brought “non-public information,” which was shared with the company to help it win a contract, the Air Force found.
The Air Force lifted Booz Allen’s temporary suspension in April of last year after the firm agreed to implement reforms of ethics and other items as well as pay $65,000. Under the agreement reached in that case, Booz Allen was required to report the Snowden incident to the Air Force.