> But maybe that is unrelated since if he would still ex-filtrate data even if he worked directly for NSA. This is something that's not really clear. There wil

> But maybe that is unrelated since if he would still ex-filtrate data even if he worked directly for NSA. This is something that's not really clear. There will always be leakers, but being part of an organization becomes part of many people's identities. The success of the organization then becomes a much more personal effort, which would likely discourage people from taking actions that might hurt it. My point being: contractors may not have the same sense of ownership or belonging-ness that employees do. I will freely admit that this is an untested hypothesis though.