While the CIA is prohibited from intelligence gathering activities within US shores, this doesn't mean they're prohibited from opening an office for any other a

While the CIA is prohibited from intelligence gathering activities within US shores, this doesn't mean they're prohibited from opening an office for any other activity. The CIA is quite active in the tech world. For example, they underwrite a venture capital firm (http://www.iqt.org/ http://www.iqt.org/). There are many other quasi government companies active in the tech world throughout the US as well. Most of them don't hang up a billboard with exactly what they're up to, for both obvious reasons as well as the same PR behaviors that govern all companies (for better or worse). Before you break out the tin foil, consider that it's quite reasonable for an organization like the CIA to be interested in tapping into and recruiting from the sort of uniquely high expertise pool that forms around institutions like MIT. While I think concerns about oversight and ensuring rights are preserved are entirely reasonable, if the CIA weren't this active domestically, I think it'd warrant a call to your senator to demand more from your government.