You have a point, but I recall that when WW2 started many car companies started making tanks, etc, and mostly for the same reason: a specialized skill set that

You have a point, but I recall that when WW2 started many car companies started making tanks, etc, and mostly for the same reason: a specialized skill set that the government simply didn't have the capacity to meet at that time. The unmet need for IT security related work in government is vast.