Quote from: Wweyland on Oct 26, 2023, 07:08:31 AMAs he was a "director", I would assume he had people working under him, and might have even had a team.
However, these kind of "minions" are often seen unworthy of business trips, as you would need to pay each one this "Daily allowance" and cover other costs.
Indeed, and it's not just any team as it has to do work that's illegal, like smuggling alien organisms. In addition, the other divisions, like those involved in research, reverse-engineering, bio-weapons, and weapons manufacture, are dependent on it.
Given that, if it works alone, then it does so not in the sense that it works for itself but independently. That is, it doesn't require permission from others except from the highers up that formed it, but it still needs company assets to fulfill its role. That's why Burke, who was Director of this division, was able to order the Colony Manager, who belonged to another division (probably terraforming) around. It also won't surprise me if Burke's position is the reason why he, and not legal, represented the company during the hearing. And even Bishop was working for him.
That type of work (not exactly business trips) can't involve minions or gophers because those can't think for themselves and will have to return frequently to higher-ups, asking what to do next. It also can't involve bean counters because those need a lot of time to audit and assess, and also works with legal and controllers who will question costs, etc. Usually, it will require young, ambitious, ruthless, and determined go-getters who have no qualms sacrificing assets and personnel for higher returns. I won't be surprised if a backstory is created explaining that the division originated from an earlier group that came up with Special Order 937 decades earlier.
