I've no experience of how the system works in the US, but over on this side of the big water the Department of Education (DoE) has - to my knowledge - never been implicated in any sinister goings-on that may be claimed (rightly or wrongly) of The Government™ as represented by Cabinet and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Yes they are a Government department, as is my former employer the Department for Work and Pensions - or as one old dear had it, the Department for Walking Pencils - so guilt by association if you like; however, by the same token every member of public who voted for whatever Government representative is incumbent at any given time must also be guilty.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'
