For some people, gov. agencies provide the following: 1. job security. 2. ideology. 3. attractive retirement plans. 4. interesting domain / things to work o

For some people, gov. agencies provide the following: 1. job security. 2. ideology. 3. attractive retirement plans. 4. interesting domain / things to work on. If you have a burning passion for catching bad guys, then you go working for the people that are catching bad buys. Pretty simple. Sure - the tech can (and probably will) be abused against regular folks, but for some people it's worth the price if it means busting another pedophile/human trafficking/terrorist/etc. ring. It's a bit like asking why some doctors dedicate their professional lives to humanitarian work, when they could make 10x more as a GP in some cushy suburb. For some, ideology and mission counts A LOT.