People need to realize that any government agency of any type is filled with tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of drones that know virtually nothing of any importance. Whenever I hear that someone knows someone that belongs to some agency, they always believe that these people have some real insider knowledge. The fact is that all agencies are filled with mid intellect personnel that know virtually nothing beyond their very limited role/function. The clandestine agencies are worse. Everything is compartmentalized where knowledge is power. The ambitious seek, but knowledge beyond your particular tasking is forbidden and a scrutinized indicator of possible espionage. The vast majority of insider "knowledge" is planted gossip to control the narrative. Leaks occur and it is a weapon used to spread false information. The more questionable the program, the fewer people that are read into the program. Even these programs are compartmentalized where only the highest need to know is aware of the entire program, and it is common that the highest echelons of power are not aware of the entire scope of the program, as a way for plausible deniability.