Disagree. Obviously there was a bug in the system, the author simply uncovered it. I'd rather have a smug white/grey hat than a malicious black hat. Now the system is all the more secure thanks to his actions.

The smug tone of the paid (with his taxes) government employees combined with their utter incompetence seems more inappropriate.

I find it constructive in that once again it is demonstrated that the narrative that we're governed by rational, competent people and that we should trust and respect our government is very much a mirage, and the 180 turn in the tone of discussions suggests managerial malice running on top of the front line bureaucratic incompetence.