[advice4u]

>They cant even make good slides, how can anyone be sure they're keeping the data they collect...

When I was in university, my professors made and taught from slides of roughly the same quality. Does that mean they cannot do their jobs? Obviously not: they have proved important theorems, published significant papers, worked on interesting patents, and successfully trained their students (all the while updating and reusing shoddy slides for years and years).

I am a little surprised at the surprise/snobbery over the quality of NSA's slides, as if it mattered. In my mind, blustering about colors and fonts in a case of this import only serves to highlight the triviality of designers: they are a luxury.

[verelo]

Clearly a lot of people agree with you (including myself). I should clarify that I don't think its a hard and fast rule...but if this is something they consider to be acceptable then my point is simply that it doesn't inspire confidence in the work they'll put out in other areas of the organization.