from the people that brought you the george bush center for intelligence …

i used to think that the most ironic and just plain funny government entity was the aforementioned george bush center for intelligence, but no more. today i learned that the federal government employs intelligence officers for denial and deception. the position posting outlines many duties and qualifications, among them –

- sign an agreement not to disclose, in any fashion, classified information to unauthorized persons. An agreement is also required to authorize agency pre-publication review of certain material prior to disclosure during and after employment with DIA.
- subject to initial and a periodic counterintelligence-scope polygraph tests.

but, here’s my question – don’t you think that it’s a little disingenuous to require you not disclose classified information and or lie about it when the purpose of your employment is to deny and deceive? just asking …