At a detention hearing this morning in federal court, a judge ordered Noshir S. Gowadia to remain in custody, agreeing with prosecutors that Gowadia is both a flight risk and a danger to the community.

His public defender, however, argued the charge against Gowadia was not for a violent or drug-related offense and did not merit the request for no bail.

Gowadia, a Maui resident, faces a single count of providing classified information to someone who is not entitled to have it.

The former employee of Northrop Corp. worked on technology that hides from detection the infrared signals generated by the B-2 bomber's propulsion system.