Re:NSA Technology Transfer Program – 2014 Technology Catalog...
by bryondowd on Friday September 26, 2014 @04:20PM
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Well yeah, but there's a difference between "Let's list all this stuff we've already done for our own purposes and see if we can recoup a little cash" and acting like a business.
As long as they aren't putting too much effort into sales, it probably works out to an easy net positive.
If there are relatively few people who benefit the sales will also be meaningless. You'll also have a bunch of losses for things that didn't sell well, liability for when something goes wrong, etc etc. The government isn't a business, it should not try to be one.