Not that it matters much, but I have occasion to associate with several individuals from our countries more "elite" agencies, and though they have never been issued Surefire lights, they are aware of Surefire weapon lights.
They knew that Surefire also made handheld lights, but had not seen any until I showed them mine and they were impressed by the line of lights that Surefire makes.
My brother-in-law was 101st Airborne during Desert Storm/Shield, and has been Active Reserve since. He had not heard of Surefire, but he is going back to Iraq, (probably in January/February) with an A2 I bought for him, and I'm considering an AngleLux or Spaceneedle II if I can find another at a good price to send with him. He is not a Patrol kind of guy now, but supervises track vehicle maintenance. (He was SpecialComm/Comm during the first-go-round).
I would be fairly certain that Surefire has SOME kind of government deal, but don't know that it is a big issue.
What does it change? I've had short time/special assignments with several government agencies, and I'm willing to bet lots of CPF'ers or the companies they work for have also. I do KNOW that lots of Federal/State/local employees use Surefires, because THEY believe them to be the best, regardless of how they got them.
I guess that what I'm trying to say is "Who Cares If They Do Or Not?", it doesn't change a thing!!
Whats that saying of MrBulks "In a hundred years...etc"
Bill