[_1td2]

For what it's worth, the CIA is the only federal agency that keeps their own employee records. Everyone else goes through OPM. They (rightfully) assumed that OPM couldn't keep secrets and that's where we find ourselves today. It's probable that these records are printed, locked in a vault.

James Clapper, the DNI, heads 16 intelligence agencies under him, one of which (CIA) didn't have their records stolen. Though the budget breakdowns are not disclosed, arguably, they are the largest of the bunch and only ones that have deployed field operatives.

[marme]

this is exactly the problem. The CIA did not get hacked it was OPM and no CIA records were stolen. But by simple process of elimination china could look at all the embassy staff in beijing and find out who is not in the OPM records, since the CIA is the only one not keeping personel files with OPM anyone working at the beijing embassy and not in the OPM records must be a CIA agent

[digikata]

I don't think it's possible to conclude that the CIA employee records were not hacked in separate attempts - only that there is no public record of a hack. But that's poor proof, if there were CIA records were separately stolen, I assume there would be a strong justification made to hide that outcome.