It’s been reported that five Transportation Security Administration employees have now been placed on administrative leave since it was just recently discovered that sensitive guidelines about airport passenger screenings were posted on the internet. Apparently the information had been placed on a blog.

The Assistant Homeland Security secretary, David Heyman, recently told senators that a full investigation into the internet security lapse was underway, and the Transportation Security Administration employees have been taken off duty pending the results. Mr. Heyman did not say just how many employees would be placed on leave while the investigation was underway. One Transportation Security Administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, said that five people were being placed on leave.

The Homeland Security Department has also stopped posting documents with security information either in full or in part on the internet until the Transportation Security Administration review is completed. Janet Napolitano, the Homeland Security Secretary, said that they are taking steps to make sure that something like this never happens again. It was added that the traveling public was not at risk with the information that was leaked out.

The passenger screening document is a big deal, however, because it did offer insight on how someone could go about sidestepping security. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Main, said on Wednesday that even what appears to be just innocent posting to help federal contractors can actually have serious consequences for homeland security. More information about the leak will come out after the investigation is finally completed.