[almost_usual]

In reality if Congress wants an expert they need to have a team of engineers at the company performing audits and code reviews.

No different than a company that does due diligence before an acquisition.

[acheron9383]

For sure, the FDA employs pharmaceutical engineers to regulate the companies. The FAA employs pilots and aviation engineers. Do we have a corollary for software? Sort of, in specific domains, but not really.