Premise:
"Although this did not match the standard set by commercial companies, it offered major improvements over what other DOD programs had attempted or achieved."
Hypothesis: Other DOD programs are usually complete failures.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"But a board is nothing like Wall Street."
Hypothesis: Wall Street is nothing like a board.

yes

Premise:
"But if there are many people like you, and especially if you are occupying space that might be occupied by a paying customer, the management will change the rules."
Hypothesis: The management will be mad if you take up space that a paying customer wants and you refuse to buy anything.
it is not possible to tell