NSA leadership discusses post‑Snowden recovery and contractor‑related breach

The passage provides internal commentary from former NSA officials about morale, capability loss, and reliance on contractors after the Snowden disclosures. It hints at a possible contractor‑linked br Former NSA director Michael Hayden and current director Admiral Michael Rogers cited morale and capa Booz Allen’s former director Michael McConnell described the director’s role as “chief cheerleader