Sure man - nothing I said disagrees with that. The parent comment wasn't saying "they do good work - you should consider it," it was talking about compensation.

Sure man - nothing I said disagrees with that. The parent comment wasn't saying "they do good work - you should consider it," it was talking about compensation. If you want to work for a three-letter-agency then go do it - you don't need me to give you permission. Edit: I also want to point out that there are many tech jobs available in the government sector (state / transit / local / etc). They generally pay less, but are also less restrictive. You don't have to sign up for an intelligence service (and everything that means) to serve your country.