I live in DC> It is a cesspool of corruption, treason, duplicity and every other evil you can name and some you cannot.
Two solutions:
1. Term limits (very strict, and enforced)
2. Citizen oversight of each and every government agency, including the intelligence agencies. The citizens involved will serve in that capacity for only 1-2 years, and will have security clearance to look at anything and everything from the agency they’re overseeing - including classified intelligence data, emails, etc. Any definitive interference with the citizen oversight will result in an automatic 5 year jail term.
Having spent 7 years there, you have my condolences on your situation and best wishes for your escape!
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious............................