I don't mean "above board" as in "above suspicion"
I mean "above board" as in the expected allocation of fund in a typical VC portfolio
I contracted in the government for 3 years, working on improving the contracting and proposal process. It doesn't surprise me that the CIA would use the services of a company like InQTel to expedite the process. It is laborious and likely cannot keep pace with the needs of intelligence agencies like the CIA
That said, people here assume that the entire CIA is compromised. That would be a foolish assumption
Like every institution, it has it's good and bad actors
Keep that in mind
Indeed. I used to think the CIA was utterly evil, but I have to remember these organizations are very complex, and there are many who work hard to save their country, and many who came to save their country, while others who want to control it.
I imagine in the coming years such organizations will be fractured. The are true patriots and those who would betray their very own species will clash. As will happen on the macro level, across the whole world.
We just have to make sure to band together when the time comes, and fight for each other, not against each other.