and computer privileges because of his military job. this young man was a systems administrator, so he was a computer specialist that worked in an intelligence unit. reporter: now, that air national guardsman intelligence wing s mission is suspended, as government investigators probe the potential damage to sources and methods, like human spies and wiretaps. the breadth of the information that has been leaked as problematic. reporter: former senior counterintelligence official bill evanina told cbs news the classified records will undergo a painstaking revealed. they ar going line by line through these documents as part of the damage assessment. line by line. the agency or multiple agencies look at it with their experts to be able to say what was in there and where did we get it from? reporter: late today, the leadership of the powerful senate intelligence committee says the leak indicates so serious efficiencies in the government s insider threat program have not been addr
taiwan u.s. secretary of state blinken today addressed fallout from the leaked documents. we have engaged with our allies and partners since these leaks came out, and we have done so at high levels and we have made clear our commitment to safeguarding intelligence and our commitment to our security partnerships. reporter: there are also new insights tonight into why the u.s. government didn t know for months that state secrets had been posted online at issue, the limits on what kind of checks are done on the 1.3 million americans with top-secret security clearance. right now there is not a social media evaluation done. there s not an appetite for that but what they do online is not evaluated by any agency as part of the security clearance. reporter: former counterintel chief bill evanina said he pushed for more social media monitoring, but privacy concerns won out. critics say the government now can t keep track of all the people with access to sensitive information. does the
it s boeing and airbus competitors, that is by design, according to former deputy national security advisor matt pottinger. china has a lot of different ways of relieving people of their interventional property. reporter: 60% of the planes components are the results of deals with america s top aerospace companies. but that access to the massive chinese market comes at a price. if you want to sell stuff to 1.3 billion people in china, you are going to have to give us the blueprints for your goods, and in some cases, it wasn t that it was sold to them on the market, but rather provided through industrial espionage. reporter: how strong is the link between chinese espionage and the c919? it is directly related. reporter: bill evanina was america s top counterintelligence officials when a 2019 crowd strike report revealed one major focus of beijing s spy craft, components of the c919. do you feel like they stolen airliner? i don t feel that way, i think that is a fact.