And honestly, the separation has a lot of utility. Companies like Raytheon or Lockheed might as well be DOD entities, but by having this layer of public private

And honestly, the separation has a lot of utility. Companies like Raytheon or Lockheed might as well be DOD entities, but by having this layer of public private separation you are able to not only firewall sensitive technologies from certain forms of inquiry if they were held in the public government, but also have the opportunity to profit off these public investments through the stock of the private company.