You would be amazed at how naive the American business community is with regards to information security.
Most companies spend more money on landscaping than they do infosec.
Anyone who hasn't read "The Art Of Deception" by Kevin Mitnick might want to. Scarier than any fiction. And I'm sure the chicoms have several people just as competent already in place.
It really is amazing at how clueless nearly everyone is in regard to infosec. The best tech in the world is nearly useless if the wrong person in an organization acts stupidly.
The only way to truly secure a computer is to unplug it, IMHO.
I think most gubmint contactors, especially defense contractors, have outsourced their IT to some "meatshop" of a provider who only employs the cheapest, hense least-skilled employees, with very high turnover.