There can be sort-of mundane explanations. Like, they were offered a 45-day temporary duty assignment somewhere to hear/study/whatever more about the theory th

There can be sort-of mundane explanations. Like, they were offered a 45-day temporary duty assignment somewhere to hear/study/whatever more about the theory the CIA wanted to be the prevailing one. Someplace where the per-deim compensation is significantly higher than the actual cost.