> never had so much funding as they do now. "Now" is the operative word. You can't just put a government agency in cold storage and thaw it out when you need

> never had so much funding as they do now. "Now" is the operative word. You can't just put a government agency in cold storage and thaw it out when you need it. If the budget and leadership get slashed (as they were in 2018), people move on, hard-won lessons get forgotten, and they take a while to get back. If this happens repeatedly, you lose the ability to attract talented people for a long time.