[kridsdale3]

NSA can't hire the right talent capable of producing that product for the same reason they have trouble finding white-hat security people to hire: You can't work for the government and do drugs in your personal time. Enough of the pie of elite researchers are in to wacky mind-bending that it's a real recruitment problem.

[jakderrida]

Also, imagine the public shitstorm when people see headlines that NSA has overturned their policy against microdosing. They're not gonna understand what tf is going on and trying to explain it away sure af isn't gonna happen because they'll always believe that all drugs are bad and defending zero tolerance policies are the hallmark of being one of "the good guys".

[alach11]

You don't think compensation is the bigger issue?