There are very few if any "Experts" at the Federal Level anymore also.   As after the 1994 Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (S.A.L.T.), 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (S.T.A.R.T.) 1 and 2, 1987 Intermediate Range Missile Treaty, Anti Ballistic Missile Treaty, 2011 New S.T.A.R.T., numerous Reductions In Forces of the U.S. Military (Most of the Federal "Experts" Retired), the U.S. Military Career Field Courses and Schools were closed 1990 to 2000.  Translation, the Federal Government stopped producing "Experts"  over 17 years ago. and relies on U.S. Civilian Contractors to determine what is "needed" (of Course they are going to sell their own products, as to how the U.S. got stuck with the Alaska and California ABMs that at first did not work, and had a very low interception rate while costing multi $Millions each).