The simple question I had was if the NSA is an Independent/Administrative State agency. Honestly, their website doesn’t make it clear to me. But I found
https://www.usa.gov/independent-agencies
So, if it’s not on this list, I guess it’s not in the Administrative State (AS). I’m flummoxed that the CIA is on this list. Why in the world would the CIA be in the AS? Do you see any reason why the CIA doesn’t come under the DOD and merge with the NSA as part of draining and cleaning up the swamp?
By definition everything in the AS is unconstitutional. Possibly some functions like the CIA are constitutional but its independence makes it unconstitutional.