Was intending to agree and expand on what you were saying.

It was my old career. DOD regulations, which involve both legal and contract requirements, and can be waived by certain authorities given appropriate mitigations or justification. So sometimes it was lawyers, sometimes other people in the chain of authority. All of which is more “not black and white”.

The hypothetical is very similar to real world situation I have dealt with more than once.

So your job is “this is or is not technically feasible, and may present legal concerns in regard to xyz”? If you are familiar with the terminology I’ve been an isso, issm, and SCA.