"Even NASA can't efficiently design complicated engineering projects" Um, the Apollo Program... or did you mean cost efficient? Mercenaries are a better analo

"Even NASA can't efficiently design complicated engineering projects" Um, the Apollo Program... or did you mean cost efficient? Mercenaries are a better analog. Are you saying that soldiers of fortune make better soldiers? Better armies? The public vs private sector debate isn't as simple or settled as you suggest. For example, and more on topic, given relatively modest salaries the NSA has produced some of the most capable, respected hackers in existence. Creating a parasitic new industry just isn't necessary. Creating risks to global stability isn't either.