The woman who was the target of harassing emails from the lover of former CIA director David Petraeus has been named as Jill Kelley.
The FBI launched an inquiry after Mrs Kelley said she had received vicious emails from Gen Petraeus' biographer Paula Broadwell.
The investigation revealed first that the emails had come from Ms Broadwell.
Following an examination of her computer, it transpired she had had an affair with Gen Petraeus.
Politicians now want to know why they were not told about the affair sooner, with one even suggesting a cover-up.
David Petraeus, the 60-year-old four-star general, described his behaviour as "unacceptable" for the CIA's leader.
The BBC's Jane Little in Washington says that last week's dramatic fall from grace of the former spymaster continues to send shockwaves through the capital.
'Lightning bolt'On Sunday, US officials named the second woman as Jill Kelley, who lives in Florida.
Investigation timeline
- Early summer - Jill Kelley complains to FBI friend of harassing emails - government official
- Late summer - FBI establish emails come from Paula Broadwell, and that she has conducted an affair with General David Petraeus - government official
- 21 Oct - FBI interview Ms Broadwell - government official
- Between Oct 22&29 - FBI interview Gen Petraeus - FBI official
- 6 Nov - FBI inform James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, of Petraeus affair. Mr Clapper speaks to Gen Petraeus
- 7 Nov - Mr Clapper informs White House
- 8 Nov - White House informs President Obama. He speaks to Gen Petraeus
- 9 Nov - President Obama accepts Gen Petraeus' resignation. Congressional Committees informed
They describe the 37-year-old from Florida as a family friend of Mr Petraeus and his wife, Holly.
There is no suggestion that Mrs Kelley, who works as an unpaid social liaison at a military base in Tampa, has had an affair with the former CIA boss.
In a statement, Mrs Kelley and her husband acknowledged their friendship with Gen Petraeus and asked for privacy.
Gen Petraeus was forced to resign last week, although US officials said the FBI had begun an inquiry into Mrs Broadwell, 40, several months ago.
This has now triggered angry reaction from both Democratic and Republican politicians, who are asking whether national security could have been compromised.
"We received no advanced notice. It was like a lighting bolt," said Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein, who leads the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Press review
Washington Post: "What may have raised concern is the pair's apparent disregard, at least in this incident, for following security procedures and for circumspection"
New York Times: "Few imagined that such a dazzling career would have so tawdry and so sudden a collapse"
Politico: "Intelligence community insiders say Petraeus was felled by an increasing sensitivity in the Obama administration to extramarital dalliances"
Republican Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said he wanted to know why the FBI only tipped off the White House on election day.
"It doesn't add up," he said.
The FBI says it followed protocol, and had found nothing suggest any threat to national security.
Mr Petraeus became CIA boss in 2011 after heading international forces in Iraq and later in Afghanistan.
He was the highest-profile military officer of the post-9/11 years, winning plaudits for his role running the "surge" in Iraq and implementing a counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan.
He left his command role in Afghanistan in mid-2011, resigning from the US Army to head the CIA after Leon Panetta became defence secretary.
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