Given that it was just revealed that Apple was working on secret project that no high level executive knew about, it's very likely the story was true and was hidden from top tech execs.
I'm having a hard time seeing the connection. Why would the fact that Apple engineers participated in a secret project for the government once mean anything with regard to this story?
(Note that the iPod project wasn't even "hidden from top tech execs". It was approved by top executives at the time, including the SVP of Hardware.)
(Note that the iPod project wasn't even "hidden from top tech execs". It was approved by top executives at the time, including the SVP of Hardware.)