As someone who has worked for more than one agency, reading this list is like listening to a high schooler complain about getting up early for school. Yes it's a pain and there's lots of good reasons for change, but there's also probably reasons you're not familiar with (or care about) that make it necessary.

Also, some of these are really stretching:

>> 3. You tether developers to their desk

Not having Wifi is a dealbreaker? I don't know about the author, but i became an engineer because i wanted to build things. If the problem is interesting, does it really matter if you can't go 'chill in the lobby' with your laptop?

>> 10. New technologies are guilty until proven innocent

When managing anything that can vitally affect many people it's important to not just jump on the next bandwagon. This is engineering 101.

>> 13. Speaking at conferences is tightly controlled

What? Are you talking about OPSEC procedures or travel limitations or what exactly?

>> 16. You measure your hiring process in months

Your freaky fast startup is what...5..100 employees? Come on, an agency (while can be small) is part of something much much larger. Also many agencies require a full background check and/or security clearance.

>> 18. Recruitment is unheard of

Just because you're not getting spam from NASA or your local gov about an 'exciting opportunity to change the world' doesn't mean agencies don't attend job fair, offer scholarships, and recruit talent.

>> 19. You block half the internet - I honestly don’t know how I’d do my job without social networks like Twitter.

Really? "It’s not unsurprising that many government employees are out of the loop", like we can't or won't read/browse/learn things on our own time. Get off your petastle.