If they really wanted the data, they could turn to any one of the countless Beltway bandits that have sprung up in response to the massive influx of contracting

If they really wanted the data, they could turn to any one of the countless Beltway bandits that have sprung up in response to the massive influx of contracting dollars the various three letter agencies have been pumping into the DC/NoVA/Ft Meade areas. This has nothing to do with capability, and everything to do with precedent