As best as I can tell, this is the first employee to get axed for the most recent leaking to the media: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -

The CIA said on Friday that it has fired an intelligence officer who acknowledged leaking classified information about the spy agency's operations to the news media.

The CIA, which declined to identify the officer or describe the officer's duties at the agency, said the dismissal was the result of a three-month-old investigation of CIA operations that had been the subject of recent media leaks.

"This CIA officer acknowledged having unauthorized discussions with the media in which the officer knowingly shared classified intelligence, including operational information," CIA spokeswoman Michele Neff said.

The spy agency would not describe the information disclosed to the media or say which media outlet was involved.

The CIA was rocked in November by a Washington Post article that said it was operating secret prisons for terrorism suspects in Eastern Europe.

Update: According to Fox News, the investigation by the CIA began in January, the officer failed a polygraph, and has admitted the leaking. The CIA has is likely to refer this to the Justice Department for a criminal investigation.

The person should be arrested immediately to prevent any possible further leaking, and if this person is found guilty I do hope that they throw the book at him or her, and that the individual stays in prison for a very, very long time.

Sorry, Dana Priest, but it looks as if your source has been cut off. Enjoy your Pulitzer.