That’s exactly where my idea came from. Marine Corps basic training uses the same concept - you f** up, and the unit pays the price for not keeping you in line. Right now, there is no penalty whatsoever within FBI culture for playing politics, personal advancement, having sex with married colleagues, etc... If these hacks knew they were being watched by others in the agency, they would moderate their behavior.
Excellent point about the group watching out for the misbehavior of their own. If there is no punishment for the wicked, but instead the wicked are instead rewarded, the poor honest schlub begins to wonder, “why am I following the rules”?
Politicians come and go, but the permanent (leftist) bureaucracy lives forever. Trump my clean house, or expose a few miscreants, but how can the public ever trust such highly powerful agencies who have great and constant temptations to abuse their power?