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where the Dept of Fish and Games was used as cover for a secret agency.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Man_%282000_TV_series%29
The Invisible Man (2000 TV series)
Original channel Sci-Fi Channel
Original run June 9, 2000 – February 1, 2002
The plot revolves around Darien Fawkes (Ventresca), a thief facing life imprisonment who was recruited by a low-rent spy organization and given the power of invisibility via implantation of a special "Quicksilver gland" in his head.
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The Agency[edit]
The Agency is a U.S. government espionage and special operations agency, but one that is extremely secretive – so much that it doesn't have a proper name. Charlie Borden (known as "The Official"
, the director of The Agency, explained that the organization takes on cases that the other agencies "can't, won't, or don't". References in the show point to the Agency as being a "Cold War relic", which makes it likely that The Agency was founded during that time.
The most curious characteristic of The Agency is how it keeps being "absorbed" by Federal Departments that are completely unrelated to intelligence. During the first season, The Agency was a division of the fictional federal "Department of Fish and Game." In the pilot episode, it was explained this was due to the fact that at the time the Department of Defense was having budget cuts while the DFG had a surplus of money.
During the second season, The Agency changed departments several times, having been absorbed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Department of Health and Human Services, and (very briefly) the United States Postal Service before settling in the fictional Bureau of Weights and Measures. All of this led to a running gag in which Hobbes and Fawkes are never taken seriously as federal agents, since their identifications always include their department name.
The Invisible Man (2000 TV series)
Original channel Sci-Fi Channel
Original run June 9, 2000 – February 1, 2002
The plot revolves around Darien Fawkes (Ventresca), a thief facing life imprisonment who was recruited by a low-rent spy organization and given the power of invisibility via implantation of a special "Quicksilver gland" in his head.
<snip>
The Agency[edit]
The Agency is a U.S. government espionage and special operations agency, but one that is extremely secretive – so much that it doesn't have a proper name. Charlie Borden (known as "The Official"
, the director of The Agency, explained that the organization takes on cases that the other agencies "can't, won't, or don't". References in the show point to the Agency as being a "Cold War relic", which makes it likely that The Agency was founded during that time.
The most curious characteristic of The Agency is how it keeps being "absorbed" by Federal Departments that are completely unrelated to intelligence. During the first season, The Agency was a division of the fictional federal "Department of Fish and Game." In the pilot episode, it was explained this was due to the fact that at the time the Department of Defense was having budget cuts while the DFG had a surplus of money.
During the second season, The Agency changed departments several times, having been absorbed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Department of Health and Human Services, and (very briefly) the United States Postal Service before settling in the fictional Bureau of Weights and Measures. All of this led to a running gag in which Hobbes and Fawkes are never taken seriously as federal agents, since their identifications always include their department name.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023079629
Holy Shit !!! - The USDA Actually Posted It On The Web !!! - 'Treason 101'
Found through McClatchey (Left-side, Scroll own): http://www.mcclatchydc.com/
Link: http://www.dm.usda.gov/ocpm/Security%20Guide/Treason/Intro.htm
Holy Shit !!! - The USDA Actually Posted It On The Web !!! - 'Treason 101'
Found through McClatchey (Left-side, Scroll own): http://www.mcclatchydc.com/
Link: http://www.dm.usda.gov/ocpm/Security%20Guide/Treason/Intro.htm
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