Snowden’s retained top‑secret clearance enabled a back‑door contractor role at NSA Japan base

The passage details a specific procedural loophole that let Edward Snowden keep a top‑secret clearance after leaving the CIA, allowing him to be hired by Dell and placed at the NSA Yokota base in Japa CIA policy allowed retiring officers to retain top‑secret clearance for two years. Snowden kept his clearance despite a derogatory file and CIA concerns. Dell hired Snowden based solely on his CIA em